"Twenty years ago, you might have been pessimistic and said there's no hope. But these days, some of our very biggest companies are acting remarkably cleanly. And in some cases, although not all cases, the CEOs are the driving forces behind that."

-- Jared Diamond

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“I've gotten a little superstitious about listening to music when I write. Once a story is going somewhere, I keep listening to the same music whenever I work on that story. It seems to help me keep in voice, and alternatively, if I need to make some kind of dramatic shift, I'll go and put on something different to shake myself awake.”

Source : "Kelly Link, Words by Flashlight". Interview with Lauren McLaughlin, www.sensesfive.com. June 7, 2006.
“One of the distinguishing characteristics of the true work of art is that it is able to both contain and express different meanings - meanings which may in fact contradict each other.”

Source : Wilhelm Max Wundt (1969). “Principles of Physiological Psychology”
“My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance.”
“I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom.”
“He who lights his [candle] at mine receives light without darkening me.”
“Let our weakness be what it will, mankind will still be weaker; and whilst there is a world, 'tis woman that will govern it.”

Source : Sir John Vanbrugh (1982). “The Provoked Wife”, p.114, Manchester University Press
“Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief.”
“Harrison is very much part of this one, but really itâ€™s about finding him; he comes in in the third act.”

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