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A man's got to work for more than himself and his kids to feel right


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People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.

People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.



If there is a special Hades for writers is would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.

If there is a special Hades for writers is would be in the forced contemplation of their own works.



Individuality is freedom lived.

Individuality is freedom lived.



The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.

The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or for worse, add our brick to the edifice.



The mind cannot support moral chaos for long. Men are under as strong a compulsion to invent an ethical setting for their behavior as spiders are to weave themselves webs

The mind cannot support moral chaos for long. Men are under as strong a compulsion to invent an ethical setting for their behavior as spiders are to weave themselves webs



Democracy evolves where freedom is able to determine its own policy.

Democracy evolves where freedom is able to determine its own policy.



I've always thought you should concentrate on paddling your own canoe.

I've always thought you should concentrate on paddling your own canoe.



I never see the dawn that I don't say to myself perhaps.

I never see the dawn that I don't say to myself perhaps.



Life is to be used, not just held in the hand like a box of bonbons that nobody eats.

Life is to be used, not just held in the hand like a box of bonbons that nobody eats.



It's rather grisly, isnt it, how soon a living man becomes nothing more than a collection of stocks and bonds and debts and real estate?

It's rather grisly, isnt it, how soon a living man becomes nothing more than a collection of stocks and bonds and debts and real estate?





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Two friends... let's put them place... they have never been in jail, give them a knife some reasonable conflicts some doubts and watch the effect.

Two friends... let's put them place... they have never been in jail, give them a knife some reasonable conflicts some doubts and watch the effect.



Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against.

Experience is not worth the getting. It's not a thing that happens pleasantly to a passive you--it's a wall that an active you runs up against.



I am positive like a proton.........and just as acidic like the Hydrogen ion......

I am positive like a proton.........and just as acidic like the Hydrogen ion......



Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.



It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.

It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.



I've spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I've done them with joy, and I've taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it?

I've spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I've done them with joy, and I've taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it?



I love working in the theater.

I love working in the theater.



Art is a luxury but also a necessity.

Art is a luxury but also a necessity.



Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you’re not focusing on the product.

Marketing and press kicks up dust. It gets in your eye, and then you’re not focusing on the product.



My parents insisted that we should always be respectful, never forget where we come from and that we are part of the challenges facing our people

My parents insisted that we should always be respectful, never forget where we come from and that we are part of the challenges facing our people




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