"We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems."

-- Naguib Mahfouz

#Country Quotes #Time Passing Quotes #Problem Quotes

“All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty.”

Source : "Barbara Amiel quote" by Litera.co.uk, November 19, 2008.
“Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.”
“All of us need a vision for our lives, and even as we work to achieve that vision, we must surrender to the power that is greater than we know. It's one of the defining principles of my life that I love to share: God can dream a bigger dream for you than you could ever dream for yourself.”
“I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.”
“Human beings disappear; their histories remain.”

Source : Bernard Stiegler, Stephen Barker (2010). “Technics and Time, 3: Cinematic Time and the Question of Malaise”, p.131, Stanford University Press
“I find day after day of sunshine boring.”

Source : "Sarah Sanguin Carter: Esquire's Summer Hostess". Interview with Steve Ciccarelli, www.esquire.com. June 06, 2011.
“It makes it very easy. I have a beginning, middle, and end, and I don't film for long - about 20 hours usually for a two-hour film - so it's easily watchable in a week for me and the editor. Once I know who the characters are, I only film those characters, unless somebody else forces their way into the film by a scene happening to them or we meet them by chance.”
“However, in recent years our nation has seen a sizable influx of illegal immigration that at best highlights some alarming inadequacies and at worst indicates a broken system.”

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