H R Brock Quotes
Racing is bulging at the seams with pure nutball characters, men who can drink more, screw more, fight more, laugh more, joke more, than practically any collection of people in the world.
More books, more racing and more foolishness with cars and motorcycles are in the works.
Being right doesn’t mean you win. You win by establishing credibility, a relationship, and trust.
I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth.
The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism.
Ive been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media.
"Be courageous and keep moving forward"... that's kind of the mantra that I've tried to keep.
There is something underwhelming about scholarly hate mail - the sad literary allusions, the refusal to use contractions.
I wanted many of the poems to have long legs. At first I was calling them clothespin poems, before I knew what I was doing. The lines seem pulled on either end, tight and taut against the wind.
If one is looking for cultural testosterone and raging off-the-wall competition in the world of communications, Manhattan was - and is - home plate.
I honor Earth First for having the guts to do the things they do. It's not for me, but I understand why they do what they do. And, ultimately, we all help each other.
Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them.
There's going to be highs and there's going to be lows, try to keep your emotions out of it a little bit.
The early 1970s was a time when illegal acts were in style. Everybody was going nuts with causes, most of them against the law.
Will a day come when our cars have carbon-fiber tubs, 18,000-rpm V-10 engines, and ground-effects tunnels? Perhaps, about the same time we have condos on the moon.
Regardless, I did rise to the editorship before embarking on a freelance career in the late '60's.
Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank.
I want a poem which is made of compression, passion, precision, symmetry, & disruption.
That's what interests me in poetry. That withholding, that white space, the pressure, and my long-term faith in violent concision, is still with me.
I am fascinated with criminal law because it is as rigorous as a poem and because it is based on what has been written down even before one has committed a crime.
At the heart of my life is the idea that I don't ever want anything to ever change. That's the basic tenet.
After a dream like that, you're grateful that it was just a dream, that no matter how bad your actual life, it couldn't be worse than your dream life.
Oh no, " I said, because if our life is just one endless song about hope and regret, then "oh no" is apparently that song's chorus, the words we always return to.
There is a season for everything under the sun—even when we can’t see the sun.
Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.
Strength is gathered on the journey, not granted at the outset.
What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?
Prayer is meant to happen everywhere. After all, Daniel prayed in the lion’s den. Jonah prayed in a fish’s stomach. Elijah prayed in the desert. And Jesus prayed on the cross.
Somewhere, somehow, at some unknown intersection between prayer and work, God indwells our humble offering—God indwells us—and turns human actions into spiritual awakenings.
Prayer is the main dish. Everything else is gravy.
You have to be near Him to hear Him.
It’s easier to be close to God during prayer time when you’re close to God all the time.
There comes a point where you need to lose your religion in order to restore your relationship.
See every distraction as a clarion call back to prayer.
