“I’m not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn’t take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.”
~ Cormac McCarthy, b. 20 July 1933
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Carlos Santana (b. July 20): “My job is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music.”
20 Jul
“My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.”
~ Carlos Santana, b. 19 July 1947
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Lil Kim (b. July 11): “I haven’t had sex in eight months.”
11 Jul
“I haven’t had sex in eight months. To be honest, I now prefer to go bowling.”
~ Lil Kim, b. 11 July 1974
Kevin Bacon (b. July 8): “I’m obsessed with zombies.”
8 Jul
“I’m obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books.”
~ Kevin Bacon, b. 8 July 1958
Jean Cocteau (b. July 5): “When I write, I disturb.”
5 Jul
“When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.”
~ Jean Cocteau, b. 5 July 1889
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Michael Phelps (b. June 30): “I think goals should never be easy.”
30 Jun
“I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.”
~ Michael Phelps, b. 30 June 1985
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Vera Wang (b. June 27): “Don’t be afraid to take time to learn.”
27 Jun
“Don’t be afraid to take time to learn. It’s good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.”
~ Vera Wang, b. 27 June 1949
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Helen Keller (b. June 27): “It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
27 Jun
“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.”
~ Helen Keller, b. 27 June 1880
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Chris Isaak (b. June 26): “The more hurtin’ the music was, the better it made me feel.”
26 Jun
“The more hurtin’ the music was, the better it made me feel. I think of that now when I write my songs. I may not be feelin’ the blues myself, but I’m writing them for other people who have a hard life.”
~ Chris Isaak, b. 26 June 1956
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Yann Martel (b. June 25): “Art is a gift: you create and then you give away.”
25 Jun
“Art is a gift: you create and then you give away. How readers receive that gift is their business. If they hate it, that’s their response to it. Others respond by liking it. Either way, that is their interaction with the book, which is no longer mine.”
~ Yann Martel, b. 25 June 1963
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