"We are in a tight corner, now, I agree. But we have been in tight corners before and come out of them. You have to be brave a little longer."

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Source : Mary Hoffman (2008). “City of Flowers”, p.399, A&C Black

Mary Hoffman

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“Everybody has only a 24-hour day. Most people, if they increase consumption of one medium (like magazines or books) will cut down on another (like TV). This drastically reduces the sort of growth some people have been expecting.”

Source : "Computer Lib/Dream Machines". Book by Ted Nelson, 1974.
“I want to bring something different to every film. I get a bit tired of actors who kind of are the same character in every film that they do.”
“I really do think that Breaking Bad is probably the greatest television show that's ever been made. Just in terms of, everything, it's flawless. I can't think of one flaw with Breaking Bad. Every other show, even shows that I really, really love, they're not perfect. Breaking Bad, to me, is a perfect show.”

Source : Source: movies.about.com
“You've climbed the highest mountain in the world. What's left ? It's all downhill from there. You've got to set your sights on something higher than Everest.”
“If you believe that thereâ€™s a heaven and hell and people could be going to hellâ€”or not getting eternal life or whateverâ€”and you think that, well, itâ€™s not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward. . . . How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?”
“Today he wore a burnt-orange shirt, black pants, and a tie that looked like a street fight at the south end of the color wheel.”
“In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.”
“Adam Berenson knows how to compose, organize an ensemble, do musical research, play solo and trio piano, write for musical journals, and enlist others to his cause. A very fine musician.”

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