"Political satire is a serious thing. In democratic newspapers throughout the world there are daily cartoons that often are not even funny, as is the case especially in many English-language newspapers. Instead, they contain a political message, and the artist takes full responsibility."

-- Umberto Eco

#Responsibility Quotes #Artist Quotes #Political Quotes

“I like it when you're under the ocean, and all you can feel is calm”
“When you lose something in your life, stop thinking it's a loss for you... it is a gift you have been given so you can get on the right path to where you are meant to go, not to where you think you should have gone.”
“My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.”
“I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic.”
“The Thieves of Eddis don't have breaking points. We have flash points instead, like gunpowder.”
“Its very seldom you get paid for doing what you love and telling the truth at the same time. It seems they dont often coincide.”
“You're not going to be a writer someday. You're a writer today. Discipline yourself to write and take time to enjoy writing. Do it a lot. Have fun with it. Begin now.”

Source : Jack Heffron (2012). “The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Screenplays”, p.9, Writer's Digest Books
“I think I was 26, 27 in Vancouver. I woke up one day and I was like what am I doing? I've accomplished nothing and then so I moved to Toronto. I had a cousin here. And I just said all right I'm going to act and that was it. And I decided to do the work that I never did before. And here it is.”

Source : Source: www.movieweb.com

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