"When you're sure of what you're looking at, look harder."

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Source : Richard Powers (2010). “Generosity”, p.8, Atlantic Books Ltd

Richard Powers

#Looks Quotes #Harder Quotes

“In Los Angeles, they don't want you to fail, they want you to die.”
“It became very clear that Hanoi was in effect strategically running the Viet Cong operation.”
“Resentment is, in every stage of the passion, painful, but it is not disagreeable, unless in excess; pity is always painful, yet always agreeable; vanity, on the contrary, is always pleasant, yet always disagreeable.”
“Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental assimilation.”
“To fill the shoes of rock 'n' roll, because of the family I have, is a really hard thing.”
“In this global war against extremists who use murder as a weapon, Iraq is now the central front.”
“Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.”
“Ethics is a detergent word, used time and time again to clean consciences without scrubbing.”

Source : Corinne Maier (2007). “Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay”, p.33, Vintage

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