"Something that I wanted to do through the film is try to explore the roots of belief, because everything has to do with beliefs. When I studied the side of the rationalists and the skeptics, and the side of the believers and so-called psychics, I found out that both of them, no matter what they claim to do, behave in a very similar way. They only accepted what confirmed their previous positions, and tended to reject everything that put them at risk."

-- Rodrigo Cortes

#Risk Quotes #Trying Quotes #Belief Quotes

“The word is important in Native American tradition. You speak the path on which you walk. Your words make the trail.”

Source : Diane Glancy (1996). “Claiming Breath”, p.4, U of Nebraska Press
“The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go to med school. My father's dream was that all of his kids become doctors. I realized in school I didn't like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call. Life is too short to do something you don't want to do.”

Source : "SUNDANCE FUTURES | “Pariah” Actress Adepero Oduye" by Nigel M. Smith, www.indiewire.com. January 24, 2011.
“If we had not driven them into hell, hell would have swallowed us.”
“I do want to have that feeling that people are actively involved in something, rather than just consuming something. I suppose that's what it comes down to, because it's such a dominant capitalist society, everything becomes a consumer product. And I don't think that's really appropriate to the creative arts, really.”
“The music in his laughter had a way of rounding off the missing notes in her soul.”

Source : Gloria Naylor (2017). “Linden Hills: A Novel”, p.25, Open Road Media
“In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do it right. Not in our generation, nor ever again, will we have a land and wildlife opportunity approaching the scope and importance of this one.”
“You can drive a car by looking in the rear view mirror as long as nothing is ahead of you. Not enough software professionals are engaged in forward thinking.”
“What was once thought can never be unthought.”

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