"What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes."

-- Samuel Adams

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“There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Gus Van Sant Talks Restless Blu-ray" by B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. January 25, 2012.
“Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.”
“Living through art is a better way to live - not necessarily making art, but being surrounded by art. I think it's just as banal as trying to show my version of the beauty in the world. It's about beauty at the end of the day.”
“At the very beginning, I said my life and Playboy are a Rorschach test. It's a culmination of the dreams and fantasies and prejudices you bring to the table”
“If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied.”
“If you think about filmmaking as an entire spectrum, starting with the writer and ending with maybe the marketing department, the actor's contribution is a rather slender band.”

Source : "Going on From Lost, Actor William Mapother Heads to Another Earth". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2011.
“This is the place. Stand still, my steed,- Let me review the scene, And summon from the shadowy past The forms that once have been.”
“Only unconditional grace can transform a hardened heart into a grateful heart. Only a free gift can demolish any notion of quid pro quo. Only an utterly merciful act of love can fashion a new creation capable of love. As theologian Karl Barth puts it, 'As the beloved of God, we have no alternative but to love him in return.”

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