"[On being asked how it felt to be the first female conductor of the Boston Symphony:] I've been a woman for a little more than fifty years, and I've gotten over my original astonishment."

-- Nadia Boulanger

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“I am probably responsible for the odd fact that people don't seem to name their daughters Lolita any more. I have heard of young female poodles being given that name since 1956, but of no human beings.”
“Thinking back about throwing myself at certain gentlemen that had no interest in me, that'll bring a blush to my face if I think about it too often.”
“Human society is based on want. Life is based on want. Wild-eyed visionaries may dream of a world without need. Cloud-cuckoo-land. It can't be done.”
“I am at war with the obvious.”

Source : William Eggleston, Gunilla Knape, Hasselblad Center (1999). “William Eggleston”
“I believe Facebook is going all the way. They're going to reach a billion members and will be the biggest company in the world. It will be a platform everyone goes on the Internet through.”

Source : "Facebook author Mezrich: Mark Zuckerberg should love 'The Social Network'". Interview with Steven Zeitchik and Amy Kaufman, latimesblogs.latimes.com. September 22, 2010.
“I like the idea of being a postmodern moral philosopher - or perhaps a perverse moral philosopher.”
“The only thing that is guaranteed in life is that we're all gong to die at some point, so it's important to make the most of now.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs.”

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