"I write to try to find out who I am. One of my main themes is manliness. I think I'm trying to figure out what manliness really is."

-- Ernest Gaines

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Who I Am Quotes

“But when Warren has spoken on national security, she has invariably spouted warmed-over, banal Democratic hawk tripe of the kind that she just recited about Israel and Gaza. During her Senate campaign, for instance, she issued wildly militaristic - and in some cases clearly false - statements about Iran and its nuclear program that would have been comfortable on the pages of The Weekly Standard.”
“I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actors always an actor until he does a movie-star part.”
“It's very hard to go from the intense self-criticism you need to have during previews to all of a sudden letting go of it and trying to enjoy the moment, but I'm doing my best and I'm finally beginning to relax a little bit.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Nobody has a perfect life. What you see on the screen is the best of the artist.”
“With the exception of weapons of mass destruction, there is no other type of attack that is more effective than suicide terrorism. The perception is that it's impossible to guard against.”
“Most loverspicture to themselves, in their mistresses, a secret reality, beyond and different from what they see every day. They are in love with somebody else--their own invention. And sometimes there is a secret reality; and sometimes reality and appearance are the same. The discovery, in either case, is likely to cause a shock.”
“Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is the essence of learning.”

Source : "The Living Company: Growth, Learning and Longevity in Business". Book by Arie de Geus, 1999.
“I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand Another serenader and another long haired band Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts, But I know the game, you'll forget my name, And I won't be here in another year If I don't stay on the charts.”

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