Akademixer Quotes & Sayings

The novelist is condemned to wander all his life. Homeless and blind like Oedipus he wanders until death. And so let us protect the novelist and adore him, with pity, honor, and love. — Roman Payne

We had to be very careful on our best behaviour when we went to these other countries. And then I made a living, I had a chance to support my wife and my kids. It was a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful program from that point of view. — Gavin MacLeod

Well, there's always Nevada," Benny said. "You can buy anything from a hand laser to an atom bomb there. — Joe Haldeman

At my age, people prefer to stay in a relationship that is not working. I do not understand that. I think it takes a lot of courage to separate. But it takes more energy to stay in something that is not working. — Isabel Allende

Productive work is the central purpose of a rational man's life, the central value that integrates and determines the hierarchy of all his other values. Reason is the source, the precondition of his productive work, pride is the result. — Ayn Rand

Roses have thorns but are worth more than daises. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I think cool moments like winning a Grammy deserve a nice little party where you really soak it in and not have to work and stuff. I do remember throwing a party on that Grammy night, but it was work. — Ciara

I've learned to sell my music, I've learned to direct, I've written screenplays ... All of this fulfilled my artistic needs but also put food on the table. — Robby Benson

My idea of a meal, if I was hungry, was to open a bag of potato chips. — Sandra Cisneros