"One musn't overrate the culture of what used to be called "top people" before the wars. They had charming manners, but they were as ignorant as swans."

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Source : Kenneth Clark (1969). “Civilisation”

Kenneth Clark

#War Quotes #Swans Quotes #People Quotes

“I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims.”
“Our health as a society, our robustness as a community, as a nation, as a people, is not only dependent upon fiscal stability, military might, political strength - it's also dependent on a healthy planet.”
“Most people look at a feature film and say, "It's just a movie." For me there is no border or wall between fiction and documentary filmmaking. In documentaries, you have to deal with real people and their real feelings - you are working with real laughter, happiness, sadness. To try to reflect the reality is not the same as reality itself. That's why I think that making a good documentary is much harder than making a good feature film.”
“Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's design by God, and, by his grace, countless Christian men and women have lived married life fully.”
“There's just an incredibly rich and interesting relationship between our listening to music and the way our minds engage.”
“Marxism is always open, always critical, always self-critical.”

Source : Ernest Mandel (1994). “Revolutionary Marxism and social reality in the 20th century: collected essays”, Humanities Press Intl
“I'm a trained actress and I can do it, but I think that you have to prove yourself”

Source : "Dreams Came True for Eva Mendes". abcnews.go.com. December 16, 2008.

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