"Practically all SF is trash."

-- Stanislaw Lem

“Shakespeare put no children in his plays for a reason," Sir Godfrey muttered, glaring at Alf and Binnie. "You're forgetting the Little Prince," Polly reminded him. "Who he had the good sense to kill off in the second act," snapped Sir Godfrey.”
“In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state.”
“I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to.”
“Theology must work itself out in the most practical relationships.”
“I love collaboration. I love working with people to come up with something better than what I initially thought. With directing, you have to be controlling in a lot of ways, but I find myself trying to battle against that, to not be controlling, because that's when great things can come about, beyond how great you think you can be.”

Source : "Octavia Spencer Talks RED BAND SOCIETY, Her Character’s Journey in Season 1, Favorite Scenes, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 16, 2014.
“Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.”

Source : Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.38, Crown Business
“Fear and prejudice put up a terrible fight when they sense change coming.”
“Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints.”

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