Quotes by A.D. Aliwat

“Be in control. Know what to do. Calculate…”

“Before me all things crumble.”

“Personality has always been the key to success in the U.S., whether people like you or not.”

“A little bit of rest can go a long way.”

“It is work that truly defines what it means to be an American, what separates and elevates its people above all others in the world today.”

“Assholes use closers.”

“Only a fool would deny me.”

“Patience is constant internal action that allows you to remain calm and best handle whatever unpleasant thing you’re faced with. The trick is to not let the negative feelings coming from that thing stay for too long—to reach down into the well that is patience, bring it up to the surface, and push it out around you, make it emit from you like a force field.”

“A beard must be earned.”

“Sometimes what you don’t say is more powerful than anything you could say.”

“Resting is bad for people who thrive on inertia.”

“A lot of folks tend to tie the word home up with family. But most of the time family members living under the same roof will ignore each other for media. If home is about love, much of that love is focused on the web, television, movies, music, books… Love is in action, it’s in what you spend your time doing. That could be hanging out with members of your family, or taking in media.”

“Love is in action, it’s in what you spend your time doing.”

“It’s a complete waste of time trying to teach the dead.”

“Any time spent on fucking Gawker is regrettable.”

“Watching shit that’s supposed to be so bad it’s good sort of loses its luster after you turn twenty-five.”

“Most people will live in their own shit if they have enough time or money.”

“Time to pull the trigger, time to make it official.”

“A day is made up of twenty-four hours. It’s not too few or too many. It just is. People fill the hours however they choose. Work, school, leisure activities, sleep: those kinds of things.”

“Time also flies when you’re really fuckin’ busy.”