"My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden."

-- August Wilson

#Four Quotes #Influence Quotes #Borges Quotes

“Then it was like a genie out of the bottle and it began to walk all on its own and in directions I did not want.”

Source : "Mikhail Kalashnikov: 'I sleep soundly'" by Nick Paton Walsh, www.theguardian.com. October 9, 2003.
“I'm not denying that he's a terrific guy, but I'm not sure he's terrific for me.”

Source : Lauren Weisberger (2009). “Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel”, p.69, Simon and Schuster
“I played baseball, and thats pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind of mastered baseball, so basketball was one of those things where I wanted to master this game, so thats why I probably play it the way I do.”
“I didn't want the film to be didactic, and this is tough because if you look at the list of issues, you have immigration, the education system, you have the grieving, you have suicide. I think what saved me were two things. I tried to do everything with some level of restraint and let the spectator make up his own mind.”
“Life is precious and relationships are precious. I'm a great believer in family.”
“If we have a president who asked for a mandate on combating gun violence, as Hillary Clinton is requesting, that's going to be really impactful. I will certainly defer to her when it comes to the exact pace and content of legislative action, but I expect it will be at the top of her agenda. It will certainly be at the top of mine.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“At this place, Jews have prayed throughout the generations, and it is fitting that the message of brotherhood should go out from here.”

Source : "Barak stresses unity, faces reality". www.cnn.com. May 18, 1999.
“These big Silicon Valley companies that are popping up are projecting growth skyrocketing in a few years. So they need a space they can grow into. Not so much in New York. Super conservative, super small.”

Source : "What goes into designing The Biggest Loser's sets, stages, and chill rooms?". Interview with AVC, tv.avclub.com. June 27, 2016.

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