"I cannot approve of monarchs who want to rule over the conscience of the people, and take away their freedom of choice and religion."

-- William the Silent

#People Quotes #Choices Quotes #Want Quotes

“Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.”
“I'd always wanted to do something about the Second World War, but I didn't want to do another combat film, whether it was air, land, or sea.”
“To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.”
“I put it down to the paranoia of advancing age. It isn't like I'm all that old or anything, especially for a wizard, but age is always advancing and I'm fairly sure it's up to no good.”
“Every genuine expression of love grows out of a consistent and total surrender to God.”
“Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!”
“If a man, sitting all alone, cannot dream strange things, and make them look like truth, he need never try to write romances.”
“You're only as good as your body of work, and everybody has issues, whether it's Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese. I'm not comparing myself to those guys, but you learn more from the misses than the hits.”

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