"This is a comment on fear. Today it's like 'They're going to bomb the New York subway and there's the avian flu and 50 million of us are going to die.' We wanted to make fun of that fear-based culture we've been plunged into. And Halloweens the perfect metaphor for fear."

-- Adam Gollner

#New York Quotes #Fun Quotes #Halloween Quotes

“The real problem at the moment is that the banks - because of their existing culture, which is frankly anti-business, obsession with short-term trading profits, not focusing on the long term - are throttling the recovery of British industry.”
“I did grow up with a really big interest in math and science; I liked it.”
“For death begins with life's first breath, And life begins at touch of death.”
“The further you get into technology, the further you go into gaming. That's the general rule.”
“The world seems to belong to those who reach out and grab it with both hands. It belongs to those who do something rather than just wish and hope and plan and pray, and intend to do something someday, when everything is just right.”
“Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.”
“No, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike”
“One group of people that get a lot of PTSD are soldiers who have been in combat. You know who gets more PTSD, has higher rates of PTSD? Women who have escaped prostitution. That tells me that the war that men wage against women is actually worse than the wars they wage against each other.”

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