"I guess I think that films have to be made totally by fascists -- there's no room for democracy in making film."

-- D. A. Pennebaker

#Thinking Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?”
“Memory - the very skin of life.”

Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (1962). “A View of My Own: Essays on Literature and Society”
“Country [China] needs to continue opening up and keep connecting. It needs to realize that the world has become one. The old concept of isolation, the idea that you can solve your problems on your own does not work anymore - neither in cultural, economic, nor political terms.”
“This nation is really ready for a woman president. It's taken time, but we're ready.”
“If the physical perfection of childhood could last, what a possesssion it would be for humanity!”
“There are two ways of forming an opinion. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are junked when they do not fit theory.”
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
“Don't be ashamed to learn from others.”

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