Shawn Amos Quotes

The Woodstock dove on the iconic poster is really a catbird. And it was originally perched on a flute.

Shawn Amos

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Why would anybody not own a gun?

Joe Manchin

GunWhyOwnWouldAnybody

The printed newspaper is a powerful showcase for news, opinion and advertising.

Jill Abramson

AdvertisingOpinionPowerfulNews

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

WillWayAgainstEvenSomeHimself

Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but of strength.

Andrew Solomon

StrengthDepressionWeaknessMark

The last time I saw Dad alive, he was in the hospital. He was watching 'Hell Drivers,' a crummy B-movie about truckers, on TV and reading the 'Daily Record.' This seems scarcely believable, but I actually said, 'Dad, you've not got long to go - don't you think you should be imbibing the culture a bit more?'

John Niven

DailyTimeCultureReadingThink

Strictly speaking, every citizen above a certain level of income is guilty of some offense.

Max Frisch

GuiltyCitizenLevelOffenseAbove

It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that.

Ann Beattie

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I am not anti-English, and I never was.

Andy Murray

I AmNeverAm

The best Chipotle restaurant managers get the title 'restaurateur' and a $10,000 bonus for each person they hire who starts as crew and goes on to become a manager.

Steve Ells

BestRestaurantPersonManagerHire

Multiculturalism may well be our saviour, wresting us out from the straitjacket of our history, thrusting the old continent into an environment where other ethnicities, less cynical and more positive, will play a big role in its future.

Loretta Napoleoni

PositiveFutureHistoryPlayWill

We often talk about people with great memories as though it were some sort of an innate gift, but that is not the case. Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged.

Joshua Foer

MemoriesGreatPeopleGiftRemember

As a songwriter, we're looking for a good story, and we're always looking to push the limits.

Jon Pardi

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