"Monster is a compassionate picture without any obvious agenda. And it's effective precisely because it's not a polemic."

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Source : "'Monster'". www.salon.com. December 26, 2003.

Stephanie Zacharek

#Monsters Quotes #Agendas Quotes #Polemics Quotes

“Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.”

Source : "The Homework Myth". Book by Alfie Kohn, 2006.
“There's no denying that the way horror has been packaged in the past has done it no favours. Lurid black covers adorned with skulls, corpses crawling with insects and scantily clad maidens being chewed into by vampires -- all good clean fun, but it doesn't do much to give the genre an air of respectability or seriousness to the casual browser.”
“If black people mistrust white people, they are mistrusting racism, and that is appropriate.”
“Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.”

Source : "Matt Damon and John Krasinski Talk About Their Bromance, 'Promised Land,' and More". Interview with Kevin Fallon, www.thedailybeast.com. December 26, 2012.
“Should we say something?â€™ Cal asks. â€˜Goodbye, bird?â€™ I suggest. He nods. â€˜Goodbye, bird. Thank you for coming. And good luck.”
“Obviously the whole Wayward thing hasn't been explained to you properly. You don't have any superpowers. You can't leap over tall buildings in a single bound or fight Dark Casters with your magic cat. Basically, you're a glorified tour guide who's no better equipped to face a bunch of Dark Casters than Mary P. over here -Ridley”
“I like to think there's more to a person than just one thing.”

Source : "Fictional character: Aimee". "The Spectacular Now", www.imdb.com. 2013.
“I admire anyone who isn't afraid to take risks and try out things that aren't usually looked at as "normal."”

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