quotes about Beautiful Chaos

“Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.”

“Failure is but the longer road to triumph.”

“Junkies are liars. They have to be professionally.”

Source : "Jerry Stahl Talks Smack". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 25, 2013.

“I've heard that the best way to help poor people is to make sure you don't become one of them”

“Leisure: A fancy word for people who don't want to admit they're bored.”

“I learned to avoid trying to catch up or double up to recoup losses. I also learned that a certain amount of loss will affect your judgment, so you have to put some time between that loss and the next trade.”

“I like rap music. But bragging about being rich to poor people is really offensive. I want to hear a rap song about buying a Cy Twombly painting or dating a museum curator. I want to hear about that kind of rich.”

“Any time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes.”

Source : Rob Lowe (2014). “Love Life”, p.174, Simon and Schuster

“Tis strange,-but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction: if it could be told, How much would novels gain by the exchange! How differently the world would men behold!”

“I'm not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.”