"My own feminist revolution evolved slowly, and traveled the world with me. To this day I have no idea what dissident professor or librarian placed feminist tests on the bookshelves at the university library in Jeddah, but I found them there. They filled me with terror. I understood they were pulling at a thread that would unravel everything. Now that I am older, I can see that feeling terrified is how you recognize what you need. Terror encourages you to jump, even when you don't know if you will ever land."

-- Mona Eltahawy

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“To go from playing a character that was so self-assured, so mature beyond her years, and so kick-ass and ruthless to someone who's quite normal is interesting.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“In my childhood I was obsessed with cameras but could not afford one. After much persuasion my father Harivansh Rai Bachchan bought me a box camera which I treasured for years. Initially I clicked trees and nature and as I grew up started noticing prettier things-motorbike, sleek cars and cool girls. But the hamartia of life is when you desire something you cannot afford it and when you are able to afford it you are too old to use it. Now I don't need all gadgets but it's satisfying to know that at least I can afford them.”
“Either one of you kill him, or I will.â€ Shade, Wraith and Kynan raised their hands to volunteer. How special. Brotherly love ran like syrup in the room.”
“Covetousness is the greatest of monsters, as well as the root of all evil.”
“As long as I continue to put forth who I am and what I believe, than I think it all balances out.”
“Life is boring. The weather is boring. Actors must not be boring.”

Source : Stella Adler (2012). “Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights: Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Clifford Odets, William Saroyan, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee”, p.11, Vintage
“These days, it's often women in uniform - moms, wives, even grandmothers - who deploy and leave their families behind.”

Source : "House women DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.
“Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century.”

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