"I am more interested in the purpose of government than its mechanics-though the means should at least be good enough to lead to the ends desired."

-- Aminu Kano

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“The cinema occupies an important place in the overall development of art and literature.”

Source : "On the Art of the Cinema". Book by Kim Jong Il, www.hollywoodreporter.com. 1973.
“Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.”
“If it was really true that predation is God's will, it would have to follow for Christians that the life of Jesus -- what after all is the self-disclosure of God -- manifested and vindicated this predator/prey relationship. Such a gospel would be substantially different from the one we currently have.... Instead of raising Lazarus from the dead, the Predator Jesus could only comment that death is God's blessing. Instead of preaching the good news of the coming kingdom of God, the proclamation would run: "Eat and be eaten.”
“The South Downs of England reminded me a bit of my Old Virginia homeland.”
“And new people come in, and it doesn't go along with their politics, and they fire me, end the column, silence a voice in Los Angeles. They can't silence it nationally, but they are able to do it there.”

Source : "LA Times Fires Longtime Progressive Columnist Robert Scheer". "Democracy NOW!" with Amy Goodman, www.democracynow.org. November 14, 2005.
“When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.”
“Many people don't understand how disciplined you have to be to play jazz... And that is really the idea of democracy - freedom within the Constitution or discipline. You don't just get out there and do anything you want.”
“You have to water the flowers you want to grow.”

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