"In brief, Western democracy, as other political models, is not exportable to all regions of the world."

-- Omar Bongo

#Gdp Quotes #Political Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.”

Source : George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”
“I try to look at the whole thing and say 'yes' to the projects that I cannot stop thinking about. If I read a script and the subject stays with me - then that's when I want to go to work.”
“Given that the nineteenth century was the century of Socialism, of Liberalism, and of Democracy, it does not necessarily follow that the twentieth century must also be a century of Socialism, Liberalism and Democracy: political doctrines pass, but humanity remains, and it may rather be expected that this will be a century of authority ... a century of Fascism. For if the nineteenth century was a century of individualism it may be expected that this will be the century of collectivism and hence the century of the State.”
“It (the dash ) is a comfortable punctuation mark since even the most rigorous critic can seldom claim that any particular example of it is a misuse. Its overuse is its greatest danger, and the writer who can't resist dashes may be suspected of uncoordinated thinking.”
“To be happy, drop the words 'if only' and substitute instead the words 'next time'.”
“I'm sorry I kissed you- it was selfish and it upset you- but you can't ask me to pretend I didnt want to.”
“Storytelling has a narcotic power.”
“Films have never shown the kind of relationship that can exist between two women.”

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