"The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament."

-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#Freedom Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Election Quotes

“I don't want to be a strong hero who can save society. I just want to save myself.”

Source : "Living without 'isms'". Interview with Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2008.
“I'm just trying to write a good story, strictly from imagination. People just think it's random, they don't see the rewriting, phrasing of characters, choosing the words, bringing the world to light in which the characters live in. That creates an illusion that this is real.”
“It is by such means as the prize offered by your Committee that the attention of the world will be focused and that men and women will be inspired to greater efforts in the interest of peace.”
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. [Lat., Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum onmium reliquarum.]”
“What I find fascinating … you have to give David Stern and the NBA a lot of credit … ESPN pays the league, and then the league tells them what to do. It’s more ESPN’s problem. You gotta have no balls whatsoever to pay someone hundreds of millions of dollars and let them run your business.”
“When someone comes to you with big dreams, don't be too quick to belittle their ambition and dreams. Inspire and help them in any way you can. Even the beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar.”
“Slowing down is sometimes the best way to speed up.”
“Viewers can hate a character and at the same time can't take their eyes off of him.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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