Matthew Dickman quotes
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“I've hurt you. I've loved you. I've mowed the front yard.”
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“In the morning I get out of bed, I brush my teeth, I wash my face, I get dressed in the clothes I like best. I want to be good to myself.”
-- Matthew DickmanSource : Matthew Dickman, Michael Dickman (2016). “Brother”, p.12, Faber & Faber
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“When I dance with him, one of my great loves, he is absolutely human, and when he turns to dip me or I step on his foot because we are both leading, I know that one of us will die first and the other will suffer. The slow dance of what’s to come and the slow dance of insomnia pouring across the floor like bath water.”
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“Social media isn't the end-all-be-all, but it offers marketers unparalleled opportunity to participate in relevant ways. It also provides a launchpad for other marketing tactics. Social media is not an island. It's a high-power engine on the larger marketing ship.”
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“I'm not going to / let a little thing like the world stand in my way. / Why should I? I understand it / as much as I understand penguins / and I still go to the zoo.”
-- Matthew Dickman
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“Women are the only people I am afraid of who I never thought would hurt me”
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“Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.”
Source : Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.20, Penguin
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Source : "Anna Torv Is a Woman We Love" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. February 8, 2010.
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“I love my blocks of marble, always piling up in the yard like a flock of sheep.”
Source : Dame Barbara Hepworth (1970). “A Pictorial Autobiography”
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“Many shots are spoiled at the last instant by efforts to add a few more yards.”
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“Wasn't growing catnip in one's yard the kitty equivalent of giving candy to children?”
Source : Caroline Paul (2013). “Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology”, p.140, A&C Black
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