"In medieval times, the Church used to sell 'indulgences' for money. This amounted to paying for some number of days' remission from purgatory, and the Church literally (and with breathtaking presumption) issued signed certificates specifying the number of days off that had been purchased. . . . And of all its money-making rip-offs, the selling of indulgences must surely rank among the greatest con tricks in history. . . ."

-- Richard Dawkins

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“I feel also that the rhythm of a production is made by the lighting. If it feels like it's too long and too slow, it may well be because the light is changing in a way that makes the audience feel that way. Definitely I feel that light and music are very closely related.”

Source : Source: theatrenow.wordpress.com
“I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do.”
“There is only one way to defeat the enemy, and that is to write as well as one can. The best argument is an undeniably good book.”
“In the pressure cooker of a TV show, itâ€™s a little bit of a witchesâ€™ brew. I completely think Iâ€™m capable of being crazy. I probably was crazy when I was doingÂ 'The Simpsons'.”
“To translate, one must have a style of his own, for the translation will have no rhythm or nuance, which come from the process of artistically thinking through and molding the sentences; they cannot be reconstituted by piecemeal imitation. The problem of translation is to retreat to a simpler tenor of one’s own style and creatively adjust this to one’s author.”
“Leaders may inspire, but only when the people decide to act does the leader's vision become a movement.”
“It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity.”

Source : "The Kennedy Family and the Story of Mental Retardation" by Edward Shorter, (p. 66), 2000.

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