"They say that I have no hits and that I'm difficult to work with. And they say that like it's a bad thing."

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Source : "Watch Tom Waits' Speech and Performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" by Tom Breihan, pitchfork.com. March 25, 2011.

Tom Waits

#Difficult Quotes

“Marriage has a unique place because it speaks of an absolute faithfulness, a covenant between radically different persons, male and female; and so it echoes the absolute covenant of God with his chosen, a covenant between radically different partners.”
“Logic can often be reversed, but the effect does not precede the cause.”
“I get out, I get out of all your boxes.”
“It's kind of strange-- in fiction you get to tell lies and are applauded for it.”

Source : Robert James Waller (2009). “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend”, p.43, Hachette UK
“Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.”

Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)”, p.1484, Delphi Classics
“When will it begin, anyway?" Sirus held his gaze for a moment, his eyes full of concern- a concern that Joss didn't understand. "Probably sooner than you're ready for." "When's that?" "Well." Sirus sighed, as if doing the math in his head."It'll take us about three minutes to gather this stuff and get to the cabin, and another two or three for Abraham to realize you're here. So I'd say you have about seven more minutes of freedom left.”
“Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high”

Source : Paul Allen (2011). “Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft”, p.237, Penguin
“I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.”

Source : "Q&A: Ben Rattray of Change.org". Interview with Dana Mattioli, www.wsj.com. August 21, 2007.

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