"To many Congressmen and Senators right now, there's a ceaseless antagonism toward Hollywood because politically, it is high-reward and low-risk. So when you can't do anything about poverty or the budget deficit, and you can't deal with Bosnia or the possibility of nuclear explosions in Russia, what do you do? You bash Hollywood and get on the front pages."

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Source : "Public Endorses Uplifting Movies, Dole Tells Hollywood" by Adam Nagourney, www.nytimes.com. July 31, 1996.

Jack Valenti

#Russia Quotes #Risk Quotes #Bosnia Quotes

“An artist is not an isolated system. In order to survive he has to interact continuously with the world around him... Theoretically there are no limits to his involvement.”
“It is the foremost responsibility of the United States, having been the predominant nuclear power, to take the lead in scaling this back and making good on its signed and sealed and ratified obligation in Article 6 of the non-proliferation treaty going back to '68 to eliminate this nuclear arsenal. That's a serious international obligation.”
“Anybody can do their best, but we are helped by the Spirit of God to do better than our best.”
“It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.”
“Volleyball is a Jewish sport. It's fun, and nobody can get hurt.”

Source : Gail Parent (2004). “Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York”, p.72, The Overlook Press
“Indonesian people have no idea whom they are actually voting for, or of what their political system consists of. It is so easy to fool them.”
“Style is the image of character.”
“Artists will come into my office and say, "I just came from another label and they said you're research guys, you're data guys." I don't know what that means. Everybody who says that is being naive.”

Source : "Corner Office: Republic Records Honchos Monte & Avery Lipman Discuss Jennifer Lawrence's 'Hunger Games' Smash and Defend 'The Voice'". Interview with Andrew Hampp, www.billboard.com. December 15, 2014.

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