"Nothing is ours really, not even our own souls!"

-- Marie of Romania

“The big lie and monotonously repeated nonsense have more emotional appeal in a cold war than logic and reason.”

Source : Dr. Joost A. M. Meerloo (2015). “The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing”, p.117, Pickle Partners Publishing
“As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story.”
“Leadership demands that we make tough choices.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Giving feels good, but it's also good for the bottom line. Charity is a viable growth strategy for a lot of companies. Our customers get excited to be a part of what we're doing. If you ask anyone wearing Toms how they first heard about us, most won't mention an advertisement; they'll say a friend told them our story.”
“The first theatre I ever found was in the backyard of a new suburban community in the foothills of the Poconos. My dad was a young FBI agent at his first or second posting - we're all from New York. He was posted in Scranton, Pennsylvania and he put the family in a brand new red-brick apartment. It was in a C-shape and behind it was a small hill that led up to the woods. There was a white-washed brick wall that was a perfect theatre! There were windows and all the ladies behind the windows in their apartments. I would go out there after lunch every day and sing opera.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.”
“Some claim that computers will, by 2050, achieve human capabilities. Of course, in some respects they already have.”
“If someone stands in front of one of my paintings and says, 'This is just a mess', the word 'just' is not so good, but 'mess' might be right. Why not a mess? If it makes you say, 'Wow, I've never seen anything like that', that's beautiful.”

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