"An absolutely devastating ridicule of all that is false, primitive, and vicious in current American life: the abuses of power, hero worship, aimless violence, materialistic obsession, intolerance, and every form of hypocrisy."

-- Terry Southern

#Hero Quotes #Hypocrisy Quotes #Abuse Quotes

“I think what it is is do not depend on the president to get you over the line. Do not depend on the fundraising, on the turnout operation, the president's own popularity, because it's not going to work.”
“I think when you practice photography or observation, you're on high alert. You polish up your antenna and stick up your head, and you're out there. You're receptive, appreciative of details. It heightens reality. You're trying to step into your alertness.”

Source : "Debra Granik on "poverty porn," self-worth, and her new film, Stray Dog". Interview with Sam Fragoso, film.avclub.com. July 11, 2015.
“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.”

Source : Joanna Macy (1983). “Despair and personal power in the nuclear age”, New Society Pub
“Through lack of education, we're not teaching kids to read and write. So there is the danger that you raise up a generation of morons.”
“I want to make it a little inconvenient for everybody to get to me.”

Source : "Jesse Jackson Jr. going to prison; says he 'manned up'" by Dan Merica, Larry Lazo, Leslie Bentz, www.cnn.com. August 14, 2013.
“Giving in to the forces of low ambition would be an act of climate appeasement. This is our Munich moment.”

Source : "Defying climate deal like appeasing Hitler-UK minister" by Peter Griffiths, af.reuters.com. July 21, 2011.
“The Parent Trap gave my career another boost, starring in family comedies.”
“I tried to start a theatre in LA and failed miserably, but I was probably not meant to raise money”

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