A Boat Against the Current

A cultural "omniblog" covering matters literary as well as theatrical, musical, historical, cinematic(al), etc.

Showing posts with label Achievement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Achievement. Show all posts
Saturday, October 7, 2023

Quote of the Day (Filmmaker Sally Potter, on Age As a ‘Kind of Fiction’)

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“I've always done things at the wrong age. Being too young to do stuff seemed to go on forever until I was about 42 and then suddenly I ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Quote of the Day (Bette Davis, on Why She Was ‘Doomed to an Eternity of Compulsive Work’)

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“I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devour...
Monday, February 1, 2016

Quote of the Day ('Derek Zoolander,' on His Greatest Achievement)

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“Being the first in my family to graduate from modeling school.”— "Derek Zoolander" ( played by Ben Stiller ), when asked abo...
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I'm a librarian (no, NOT a "cybrarian" or "information scientist" or any of the other trendy terms the profession has come up with), as well as a freelance writer/researcher; my political leanings are contrarian, much to the dismay of friends on the left and right, and so I will give anyone looking for my vote exactly what they deserve -- the back of my hand
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