"Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken."

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Source : "Farhadi Talks Oscar Front-Runner A Separation; Divorce Drama Questions Iran’s Future". Interview with Anne Thompson, www.indiewire.com. December 30, 2011.

Asghar Farhadi

#Heartbroken Quotes #War Quotes #Winning Quotes

“Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my religion, I would go off the rails.”

Source : Feisal Abdul Rauf (2012). “Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“These were highly civil comments for crying out loud. I mean, people are going nuts. USA Today, the Politico. And some people were suggesting that my comments were below the belt. Well, take a look at some pictures. Given where she wears her belts. I mean, she wears them high up there around the bust line. Isn't just about everything about her below the belt when you look at the fashion sense she has?”
“No one wanted to hire me. No newspaper, television station, television network that I worked for ever wanted to hire me.”

Source : "5 Things to Know About Scott Pelley". www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 05, 2011.
“Dive deep into the ocean, Sita, and you will find that the greatest treasures you find are the illusions you leave behind.”
“You are the soul that fits into mine”

Source : Lauren Kate (2013). “The Fallen Series: 4-Book Collection”, p.1198, Delacorte Press
“Pursue something so important that even if you fail, the world is better off with you having tried.”
“I went through a phase where I was sick of acting, I didn't want to do it anymore, I was bored with it and then I tried directing a movie and I was like: "Shoot, get back over there!" It made me appreciate acting more.”

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