"Peter Kubelka is the perfectionist of the film medium; and, as I honor that quality above all others at this time finding such a lack of it now elsewhere, I would simply like to say: Peter Kubelka is the world's greatest filmmaker - which is to say, simply: see his films!...by all means/above all else...etcetera."

-- Stan Brakhage

#Mean Quotes #Honor Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don't have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike.”
“I believe I've always been a big believer in equality. No one has ever been able to tell me I couldn't do something because I was a girl.”

Source : "How your neighborhood coffee shop is brewing geniuses". Interview with Paul Solman, www.pbs.org. January 21, 2016.
“Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance”
“I am alive. I am so alive. It's unbelievable how alive I am.”
“I also think it's important for us to hold our elected officials accountable and part of how you do that is simple, call them and let them know when you agree or disagree with what their decisions are and suggest how they should come out on certain legislation that important to you.”
“Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good.”
“Shrimps ought to stay small and curled up in their cocktail sauce, if you ask me.”
“It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music”

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