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Quotes by American Authors
"Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion."
"Whenever I'm on my computer, I don't type 'lol'. I type 'lqtm' - laugh quietly to myself. It's more honest."
"All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians."
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
"The reason lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn't there the second time."
"There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1) sex sells; 2) if it bleeds it leads."
"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit."
"Do it again on the next verse, and people think you meant it."
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things."
"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts."
"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
"Dolly Parton... I love being around that woman! I worked really hard to keep up with her."
"For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad."
"The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers."
"After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward."
"First of all, you look at Rocky films now, and if that isn't a cartoon series there isn't any cartoon series. I mean there's no way anybody is going to take that amount of punishment in fifteen rounds."
"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."
"The price of crude oil accounts for 55 percent of the price of a gallon of gasoline, driven by global supply and demand. The United States depends on foreign sources of oil for 62 percent of our nation's supply. By 2010, this is projected to jump to 75 percent."
"I cannot stand public attention, I just can't. Of course, if I may I might write something instead."
"I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it."
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
"But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it, when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place."
"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."
"Never look back unless you are planning to go that way."
"I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life."
"If you want a quality, act as if you already had it."
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