"A man has only a limited number of ways in which he can express strong emotions or violent passions. He uses the same gestures as when what he feels is only petty and unimportant. He utters the same ordinary words."

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Source : Tadeusz Borowski (1976). “This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Tadeusz Borowski

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“For those of you who may be unaware, [Michael] Boskin is the economist/weasel/fraud who helped to officially distort the CPI, making it more or less worthless as a measure of inflation. The Boskin Commission... was an act of cowardice. Rather than man up and say fix this, its broken, we can't afford it.”
“It was my dream for years... to train. Dominic [Cooper] went and he's doing alright. But some people don't go and do brilliantly. Although I think there are things I missed from not having trained. I think I'd be more confident on stage had I gone because I think it means you're equipped with better vocal training and things like that.”
“For me, the highlight was meeting all the Motown acts, as I adore black soul music. I met Stevie Wonder who I love, and Diana Ross And The Supremes. I also met The Carpenters. I was actually there in the studio when they recorded We've Only Just Begun.”
“It is the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.”
“Encourage & support your kids because "Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.”
“She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.”
“I am the most fortunate self-taught harpist and non-speaking actor who has ever lived.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If the actions used in performing sleights are visible or even suspected by the onlooker, the whole illusion of magic is destroyed.”

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