#isi

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#age #before #changes #day #disillusioned

A novelist who writes nothing for 10 years finds his reputation rising. Because I keep on producing books they say there must be something wrong with this fellow. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#books #fellow #finds #his #i

All you see on television are debased images. ↗

— Prince

#see #television #you

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada. ↗

— Paul Prudhomme

#canada #country #farmers #fisherman #food

In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage. ↗

— Paul Prudhomme

#cooking #food #had #heritage #i

Introspective souls are often tormented by their passionate visions. This is because visionaries see what shall be and wake up to what is. However, if you couldn't see a glimpse of the city lights while stranded in the forest how would you ever know to walk in that direction? Sometimes your vision can't be written or spoken about unless you gather the learning experiences and stories along your journey first. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#journey #life-missions #setbacks #visionary #experience

I didn't choose literature. Literature chose me. There was no decision on my side. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#chose #decision #i #literature #me

I'm on record saying that HBO is the best television company in the world, and I believe they are. I think they absolutely understand how to make television that is really, really vital and interesting and visceral, and all the things that television really should be. ↗

— James Purefoy

#believe #best #company #hbo #how

Unfortunately, the people of Louisiana are not racists. ↗

— Dan Quayle

#people #racists #unfortunately

Now with the Internet, a celebrity is fair game, and it's all designed to sell advertising space. ↗

— Randy Quaid

#celebrity #designed #fair #fair game #game