"As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on."

-- Lynne Truss

#Lovely Quotes #Email Quotes #Saying Hello Quotes

“I'm not saying that things now aren't better for black people. Thank God they're definitely better, but some things are still the same. "Better" is not good enough - it's not. Especially when "better" still means my life is at risk.”
“However, for the man who studies to gain insight, books and studies are merely rungs of the ladder on which he climbs to the summit of knowledge. As soon as a rung has raised him up one step, he leaves it behind. On the other hand, the many who study in order to fill their memory do not use the rungs of the ladder for climbing, but take them off and load themselves with them to take away, rejoicing at the increasing weight of the burden. They remain below forever, because they bear what should have bourne them.”
“Great masters merit emulation, not worship.”
“Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming.”

Source : "Tribeca Interview: Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola in Janie Jones : Rock God Meets Rock Child". Interview with Cynthia Ellis, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 06, 2017.
“A loving and fierce defense of economics as a science.”
“I'm also really fulfilled by having a production company and producing movies, and learning about how that works and happens. It's a totally, entirely separate skill set and it's one that I happen to also enjoy. So, I intend to cultivate all of those things until I can't anymore. That's my goal. I love to be challenged and busy, and so far, so good. I'm just going to do whatever I can to continue to encourage that.”
“My first wish is to be simple in my actions, truthful in my speech, honest in my opinions, and natural in my behavior. In other words, I want to be clean in mind, heart, and body.”
“A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.”

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