"The young see what they wish to see. The old see what they do not wish."

-- Bette Lord

#Wish Quotes #Age Quotes #Youth Quotes

“Earnestness is the salt of eloquence.”
“I dont think about what my opponent will do in the fight and especially what he has to say about me - doesn't matter to me at all.”

Source : FaceBook post by Gunnar Nelson from Sep 02, 2014
“Obviously we're a consumer nation and you have the power to influence these big corporations who are running the world right now through what you chose to, or not to, purchase.”
“I'm a happy man, because I am successful in what I do, of course; but what makes me most happy is I have people around me that I love and who love me back. This, for me, is the most important thing. Nobody likes to be alone.”
“Sometimes it's more fun to compete with your friends, because you can talk a little trash with them.”
“I was shooting all this time. And there was only one guy who helped to pull him. And I had to think whether I was going to keep shooting or help the guy. And so I kept shooting and then they put him in this little clinic, and I photographed through the window while they had to amputate his leg. And I felt very strange because I didn't - I felt I could have helped, but I didn't help. But then I also felt elated that I was getting a shot that would be important to the film.”

Source : "Remembering Oscar-Winning Cinematographer Haskell Wexler". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 29, 2015.
“Some people have no idea what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.”
“Nerves provide me with energy... It's when I don't have them, when I feel at ease, that's when I get worried.”

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