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“The worst way of oppression involve exploitation of children, preying on vulnerability, denying others the right to live safely, and denying people of their right to education. Two-thirds of the world's illiterate are women. Sixty-six percent of countries have no laws to protect women from domestic abuse, and battery is the largest cause of injury to women in America.”
Source : Source: pitchfork.com
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“Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.”
Source : "'Como se gobiernan las Filipinas' ('How one governs in the Philippines')". La Solidaridad, December 15, 1890.
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“One can't fight with oneself, for this battle has only one loser.”
Source : Mario Vargas Llosa (2012). “Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter”, p.161, Faber & Faber
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“For me to be pompous is the most horrible thing in the world. It's like putting a wall around you. It screws you up. You'd better be willing to change your views or adapt and be modern.”
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“The comedies I have been in that have been successful were the ones where the set was the most tense. It seems that the comedies where you have a real nice time on the set, the film just sits there on the screen. Now that just may be the pictures I have made, I don't know.”
Source : Source: www.avclub.com
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“In order to stay out of trouble I worked in industry. You can't even do that nowadays; there were all those factories.”
Source : Source: bluemesareview.org
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“My cousin Joey played the drums. We used to go to his house, I liked beating on his drums. I beat the hell out of 'em, you know? Finally in 1961, I don't know, I guess I was about 15, I got serious about it. My parents bought me a little drum set and I was playing for about 6 months when I started doing gigs.”
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“A little snark, properly directed, can change the world.”
