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Jacques Lusseyran

"I could no longer afford to be jealous or unfriendly, because, as soon as I was, a bandage came down over my eyes, and I was bound hand and foot and cast aside. All at once a black hole opened, and I was helpless inside it. But when I was happy and serene, approached people with confidence and thought well of them, I was rewarded with light."

Source : Jacques Lusseyran (2014). “And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II”, p.15, New World Library

Jacques Lusseyran

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“A movie I must have seen 10 times is 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull.' It's an old movie, but still such a beautiful message. If I had only one film I could take on my computer on a desert island, I would take 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull.'”
“Of course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the short term, and that means we must keep investing in research and development - it has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony - and in service.”
“We think of history as another specialization, like philosophy of language, rather than as something that informs everything we do and think.”
“The character of Johnny Drama was a lot of fun to play.”

Source : "Kevin Dillon Talks ‘Entourage’ Ending, Keeping Johnny Drama Alive". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 30, 2011.
“Al Gore's Negro tolerance level has never been too high. I've never known him to have more than one black person around him at any given time.”
“Chemotherapy isn't easy. I felt very fortunate I wouldn't have to go through that.”
“All Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose. When the Light of the Sun of Truth inspires the mind of a painter, he produces marvellous pictures. These gifts are fulfilling their highest purpose, when showing forth the praise of God.”
“The world is full of shitheads, Rhea. Donâ€™t listen to themâ€”listen to me. And I know that Lou is one of those shitheads. But I listen.”

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