Quotes - Jan Jonasson (Limerick City, Ireland) Showing 1-30 of 38

#1

“I cannot be an optimist but I am a prisoner of hope.”
― Cornel West

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#2

“If you cannot stand a spoon upright in the cup, then the coffee is too weak.”
― Lawrence Block

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#3

“For alarmingly large chunks of an average day, I am a moron.”
― Nick Hornby, Fever Pitch

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#4

“People don't expect too much from literature. They just want to know they're not alone with being confused.”
― Jonathan Ames

tags: confusion, literature, reading

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#5

“[Dean] “My dear fellow, who will let you?”

[Roark] “That’s not the point. The point is, who will stop me?”
― Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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#6

“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.”
― Ayn Rand

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#7

“Learn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.”
― Ayn Rand

tags: fight, happiness, learn

3285 likes

#8

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: music, philosophy, progress

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#9

“Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: humor-jazz, music

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#10

“A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: open-mindedness, simile

1498 likes

#11

“A wise man once said, never discuss philosophy or politics in a disco environment.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: humor

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#12

“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
― Woody Allen

tags: death, fear, humor, life

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#13

“I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.”
― Woody Allen

tags: humor, life, sex

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#14

“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment.”
― Woody Allen, The Illustrated Woody Allen Reader

tags: life

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#15

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”
― Woody Allen

tags: success

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#16

“I can levitate birds. No one cares.”
― Woody Allen

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#17

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”
― Woody Allen

tags: inspirational-quotes

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#18

“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.”
― Woody Allen

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#19

“I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.”
― Woody Allen, Annie Hall: Screenplay

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#20

“How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?”
― Woody Allen

tags: atheism, humor

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#21

“I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers.”
― Woody Allen

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#22

“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.”
― Woody Allen, Without Feathers

tags: finances, life, money, poverty

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#23

“Standing in a garage no more makes you a car than standing in a church makes you a Christian.”
― Woody Allen

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#24

“The only thing standing between me and greatness is me.”
― Woody Allen

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#25

“Adventures suck when you're having them.”
― Neil Peart

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#26

“I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room.”
― Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely

312 likes

#27

“In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.”
― Raymond Chandler

tags: novels, writing

120 likes

#28

“A good title is the title of a successful book.”
― Raymond Chandler

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#29