"When I played the Shins, I changed someone's life. When I play Belle and Sebastian in a pivotal scene in my next movie...well, let's just say I made sure I that I can't be held legally responsible for all the deaths people will suffer out of shock upon hearing them. They're a terrific band."

-- Zach Braff

#Play Quotes #People Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“In seventy years, Russia’s Communists had not succeeded in dealing markets such a telling blow as did its deadbeat capitalists.”

Source : Roger Lowenstein (2000). “When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management”, Random House Incorporated
“If there are rights or duties of people which are not guaranteed because they're part of a [de facto] union and not of a family, there will be the need of a legislative action to remove the disparity. Obviously, when talking about people I refer to everyone [including homosexuals].”

Source : Il Giornale, December 27, 2006.
“One of the benefits of aligning yourself with an indistinct cluster of people is that claiming to feel their pain is often enough.”
“I think when I started to write The Mysterious Benedict Society that I had that kind of thing in mind - the notion of having to be able to solve puzzles and riddles because enormous stakes rode upon your ability to do that.”

Source : "'Mysterious Benedict': Solve A Puzzle, Save The World". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. March 26, 2012.
“You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains.”
“Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?”
“There are certainly lots of jobs in computer coding, but coding doesn't really require advanced mathematics. And engineering jobs, they vary widely in the amount of demand that we actually need. So, you know, the number of people for whom the job description includes Newton's calculus is not perhaps that high.”

Source : "Some Educators Question If Advanced Math Should Be Required". "All Things Considered" with Kelly Mcevers, www.npr.org. March 3, 2016.
“There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.”

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