"Suppose you were the last one left? Suppose you did that to yourself?"

--

Cormac McCarthy

“Also a great part of Polish industry proved to have existed only to support the Soviet military industry, and it became superfluous and incapable of being transformed into anything else. We did not foresee that or the magnitude of these phenomena.”

Source : "'Why Not Have Our Own World?' Interview with Andrzej Wajda". Interview with Renata Murawska, sensesofcinema.com. July 2005.
“I also call my family and see what's going on with them before I start my day with interviews, rehearsals, or anything else. I just want to do everything well and still be there for my husband and children. I am so grateful for my family because they are so understanding. I can't take all of the credit; it's a team effort.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“... My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory ...”
“Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.”

Source : "Song: "Rainy Days And Mondays" ("Carpenters")". 1971.
“The process for writing a picture book is completely different from the process of writing a chapter book or novel. For one thing, most of my picture books rhyme. Also, when I write a picture book I'm always thinking about the role the pictures will play in the telling of the story. It can take me several months to write a picture book, but it takes me several years to write a novel.”
“The man who is fortunate in his choice of son-in-law gains a son; the man unfortunate in his choice loses his daughter also.”
“My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers”
“I'm for the individual as opposed to the corporation. The way it is the individual is the underdog, and with all the things a corporation has going for them the individual comes out banged on her head. The artist is nothing. It's really tragic.”

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