"The word "people" is unpleasant to me. The phrase "Soviet people" was drummed into us from childhood on. I love concrete people, enlightened people who live conscious lives and do not simply sit there and vegetate. To love the people you have to be the general secretary of the Communist Party or an absolute dictator."

-- Vladimir Sorokin

#Party Quotes #People Quotes #Childhood Quotes

“Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them, they are caged in by male energy.”
“It's not about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you're honest and you articulate what you believe to be true, somebody somewhere will become your enemy whether you like it or not.”
“Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.”
“What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.”
“Tell the people of all lands Let's get together the future is in our hands. United nations have to agree To say no to war, and yes to peace.”
“You write a book and you finish the book. That's your job done, right? You win the Booker and you have a whole new job. You have to be the thing, right? So instead of writing the story, you somehow are the story. And that I found that sort of terrible.”
“We must not demonstrate any arrogance, and we must refrain from any irrational or undemocratic behavior.”
“The only thing at the back of my mind is longevity, and I'm really lucky that I've constantly been in work since I left drama school.”

Source : "Hill's alive with the sound of music" by Liz Hoggard, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2004.

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