"Avoid complexities. Make everything as simple as possible."

-- Henry Maudslay

#Simple Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Complexity Quotes

“When media coverage sets up a binary opposition between 'the accuser' and 'the accused,' there is no longer a victim or even an alleged victim - a flesh and blood person who was harmed by the violent act of another.”

Source : "DSK’s Alleged Victim Should Not Be Called His 'Accuser'" by Jackson Katz, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 20, 2011.
“Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety.”

Source : Frederick Exley (1997). “A Fan's Notes”
“At such close range, even she could hit a vampire full force in the shoulder, surprising him considerably. He paused in his attack. â€œWell, my word! You canâ€™t threaten me, youâ€™re pregnant!”
“There is no singing anymore, everything is yelling and shouting and rapping and that is real boring to a guy like me.”
“Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?”

Source : "They're not laughing now". www.theguardian.com. December 29, 2003.
“All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.”
“Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records.”
“In my state, two women who came to the U.S. as 'mail-order brides' were killed by abusive husbands. They had risked everything to come to this country, and it cost them their lives. We must let women know they have options.”

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