“Don't ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you're hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn't make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It's there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who cares?” WritingBelieveReasonShowsCareHurtWalksMistakePrinciplesWallQuittingSmokeMaking MistakesRejectsBelieve In YouWho CaresNever QuitAlways BelieveStay TrueCannonsNaysayersRejects You Author:James Lee Burke
“I'm definitely in the market for being uncool. There was some funny stuff, like the thing about making sure I show people that I have tattoos and cigarettes so that they know I'm badass. But really, I do have tattoos! And I do smoke cigarettes sometimes, and I can't change that. But I am not badass, by any means. I do some stuff that's tongue-in-cheek, and some stuff that's on the line. And it could be funny, it could be serious, and I never even know myself, because it could be funny that day, and the next day it's totally embarrassing.” PeopleKnowsMeanI CanSometimesShowsNextStuffLinesSeriousTongueSmokeCheeksCigaretteTattooNext DayEmbarrassingBadassCan't ChangeUncoolTongue In CheekFunny Stuff Author:Ryan Adams
“I have a low opinion of books: they are piles of stones set up to show coming travelers where other minds have been, or at best signal smokes to call attention.” MindHas BeensBookShowsAttentionOpinionLowsStonesSmokeTravelerSignals Book:John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir Source: John of the Mountains: The Unpublished Journals of John Muir
“My approach to newspapers was based on the idea that when you looked at the front page you said: 'Good heavens', when you looked at the middle page you said: 'Holy smoke', and by the time you got to the back pagewell, I'd have to utter a profanity to show how exciting it was.” SaidIdeasShowsHeavenMiddleFrontsHolyApproachPagesExcitingNewspapersSmokeProfanity Author:Arthur Christiansen