"It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious."

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Source : John Irving (1986). “The Hotel New Hampshire”

John Irving

#Art Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Serious Quotes

“We tell lies, yet it is easy to show that lying is immoral.”
“The first duty of the gospel preacher is to declare God's law and to show the nature of sin.”
“Not just beautiful, though--the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they're watching me.”
“I enjoy going on motorcycle trips and stopping in small towns and enjoying drinks with the locals.”
“Even after all this time, I keep forgetting that heroes can be found in unlikely places and persons -- like mechanics who can turn into coyotes.”
“At times he could be very critical. He didn't like prints on me. He didn't like stripes. He didn't like boldness. He said I was petite and that was taking away from my looks.”
“I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.”

Source : "Live Chat: Congressman J.C. Watts". The ABC NEWS Interview, abcnews.go.com.
“I knew that the stronger that I was, the faster I was going to swim, and thats all I had in my mind at the time, was I wanted to be the best swimmer in the world.”

Source : "The one that came the longest way!". "The Sports Factor" with Amanda Smith, www.abc.net.au. June 8, 2001.

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