"I'm a perfectly equipped failure."

-- Azar Nafisi

“I may be expediting the attainment of an object that will in time be found of great importance to mankind; so much so, that a new era in society will commence from the moment that aerial navigation is familiarly realised. . . . I feel perfectly confident, however, that this noble art will soon be brought home to man's convenience, and that we shall be able to transport ourselves and our families, and their goods and chattels, more securely by air than by water, and with a velocity of from 20 to 100 miles per hour.”
“The court doesn't follow public opinion. The court's views are radically out of step with public opinion.”
“Every day is different, there's no day that's the same.”

Source : "The Time Traveling Actor". Interview with Haley Weiss, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 28, 2015.
“I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.”
“If these two couldn't divorce why on earth would we expect them to get married?”
“It's much easier to hate someone on screen, if you actually like them off screen. It's a more enjoyable ride. There's nothing personal about it.”
“You can get people the qualifications; But you can't teach them the qualities they're going to need. You can't teach integrity, a drive for excellence, refusal to quit under pressure. It's too late to build that into people you're going to hire.”
“You like pie? I like pie.”

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