"Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Life Quotes #Happiness Quotes #Success Quotes

“Despite being in showbiz, I have a very real approach to my life. It plays off with my social life.”
“His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do.”
“Even the worst feeling, with time and familiarity, became tolerable.”

Source : Caragh M. O'Brien (2011). “Birthmarked”, p.26, Simon and Schuster
“Perhaps the greatest danger of our global community is that the person in LA thinks he knows Cambodia because he's seen The Killing Fields on-screen, and the newcomer from Cambodia thinks he knows LA because he's seen City of Angels on video.”
“I love Hollywood films and when they're done right, they're great. At the same time, I think it's always hard to come on to something that preexists.”
“I don't believe anyone is ugly.”

Source : Interview with By Terry Gilliam, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 17, 2010.
“If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.”
“I married someone 30 years older than me, a doctor, a playboy who had a terrible Don Juan reputation.”

Source : "The eternal mistress". Interview with Angelique Chrisafis, www.theguardian.com. January 11, 2008.

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