"Any piece of furniture, I don't care how beautiful it is, has got to be lived with, and kicked about, and rubbed down, and mistreated by servants, and repolished, and knocked around and dusted and sat on or slept in or eaten off of before it develops its real character ... A good deal like human beings."

-- Edna Ferber

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“I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.”

Source : "Ed Asner is 'Up' for taking on more roles". www.today.com. May 28, 2009.
“God doesn't know things. He is things.”
“...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Knitters are so compellingly clever that they simply can't tolerate boredom. It takes more to engage and entertain this kind of human, and they need an outlet or they get into trouble. "...knitters just can't watch TV without doing something else. Knitters just can't wait in line, knitters just can't sit waiting at the doctor's office. Knitters need knitting to add a layer of interest in other, less constructive ways.”

Source : Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (2010). “Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again”, p.8, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“I started to work up in my old bedroom, playing, writing songs, and it somehow came to me that I could introduce soul music. Nobody seemed to be doing that.”
“One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.”
“We put up with a lot to be saved from chaos. We always have.”
“Transformation comes more from pursuing profound questions than seeking practical answers.”

Source : Peter Block (2003). “The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters”, p.10, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write; the drums are kind of an afterthought. And who knows, maybe that will get boring, but right now that's the most interesting way for me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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