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Richard Powers Quotes

Richard Powers quote: "I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted..."

I keep a quotes journal - of every sentence that I've wanted to remember from my reading of the past 30 years.

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Real danger is nothing more than just living. Of course, living is merely the chaos of existence, but more than that it's a crazy mixed-up business of dismantling existence instant by instant to the point where the original chaos is restored, and taking strength from the uncertainty and the fear that chaos brings to re-create existence instant by instant. You won't find another job as dangerous as that. There isn't any fear in existence itself, or any uncertainty, but living creates it. Yukio Mishima
I was shocked to read that Lord Ferrers, a Home Office minister, when booked for speeding and presented with a 40 fixed penalty with three penalty points, them wrote to the Suffolk police to thank them for catching him. There is a sickness in England. If his lordship appreciates punishment so much, it was unkind just to fine him. He should have been caned, with his trousers down, by the side of the road. Auberon Waugh
The words I AM are your sacred identification as God- your highest self. Take care how you use this terms because saying anything after I AM that's incongruent with God is really taking the Lord's name in vain! Wayne Dyer
What can you do with a person who says that he is absolutely uncertain about everything, and that he is absolutely certain about that? Idries Shah
Bill Bennett quote: "August in Florida is God's way of reminding us who's in charge."
August in Florida is God's way of reminding us who's in charge. Bill Bennett
Gabriela Sabatini quote: "The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing."
The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing. Gabriela Sabatini
George Steinbrenner quote: "Let's not talk punishment."
Let's not talk punishment. George Steinbrenner
Alphonse de Lamartine quote: "Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs,..."
Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. Alphonse de Lamartine
Toni Morrison quote: "It wasn't a miracle. Bestowed by God. It was a mercy. Offered..."
It wasn't a miracle. Bestowed by God. It was a mercy. Offered by a human. Toni Morrison
No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn't. James Cash Penney
Margaret Atwood quote: "The body is pure energy, solidifed light."
The body is pure energy, solidifed light. Margaret Atwood
Paulo Coelho quote: "But now I knew that true love was above all that and that it..."
But now I knew that true love was above all that and that it would be better to die than to fail to love. Paulo Coelho
Katherine Mansfield quote: "Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month...."
Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them. Katherine Mansfield
Elvis Presley quote: "Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want..."
Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head. Elvis Presley
Norman Jewison quote: "I'm just a storyteller."
I'm just a storyteller. Norman Jewison