I was once asked if I'd like to meet the president of a certain country. I said, "No, … - James A. Michener

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The digitization of human beings will make a parody out of doctor knows best.

James A. Michener

I was once asked if I'd like to meet the president of a certain country. I said, "No, but I'd love to meet some sheepherders. " The sheepherders, farmers and taxi drivers are often the most interesting people.

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Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.

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The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.

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Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

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If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.

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If your book doesn't keep you up nights when you are writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.

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Intellectual generalities are always interesting, but generalities in morals mean absolutely nothing.

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Peter Straub

I wish I'd known at the beginning that all I really had to do is trust myself. Everything would work out as if by magic once I actually leaned back into my imagination and just let it work, and not question it and not fret about it.

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The cloud shadows of midnight possess their own repose.

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