"By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation."

-- Edmund Burke

#Inspirational Quotes #Perseverance Quotes #May Quotes

“What is mine, even to my life, is hers I love; but the secret of my friend is not mine!”
“The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.”
“[On Werner Erhard, founder of est:] If I wanted a new belief system, I'd choose to believe in God - He's been in business longer than Werner, and He has better music.”
“What happens to people living in a society where everyone in power is lying, stealing, cheating and killing, and in our hearts we all know this, but the consequences of facing all these lies are so monstrous, we keep on hoping that maybe the corporate government administration and media are on the level with us this time. Americans remind me of survivors of domestic abuse. This is always the hope that this is the very, very, very last time one's ribs get re-broken again.”
“There comes a point in a relationship when you realize that you trust someone enough to let them keep their secrets.”
“A small town is automatically a world of pretense. Since everyone knows everyone else's business, it becomes the job of the populace to act as if they don't know what is going on instead of its being their job to try to find out.”

Source : Jeanine Basinger (2013). “A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930-1960”, Knopf
“They may never say it, but your parents really are proud of you when you follow your heart and chase your dreams.”
“I love making independent movies, and that's pretty much what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my years”

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