"China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right."

-- Quincy Jones

#People Quotes #Records Quotes #China Quotes

“It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important.”
“A cat, I am told, has nine lives. If that is true, I know how a cat feels.”

Source : Caryl Chessman (1957). “The Face of Justice”
“Religion--that voice of the deepest human experience.”
“I tend to think that we are all pretty much alike. We all feel despair. We all have problems with relationships. We all become afraid. We all look at others and think these other people are more fortunate than us. Certainly the details of our life are unique. Spending time thinking of how I am different from someone else, however, does not tend to be very productive.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The biggest challenge in the research process is to let go, to stop, to say enough, and then to reduce all of that beloved labor down to a few succinct paragraphs that shape the background to your narrative. I love research - that's all the fun, especially in the field. To write, however, is to suffer, and my pieces usually come in thousands of words over the assigned length. That's a serious flaw in my writing process - shaping and disciplining the footlockers of material one has so happily gathered.”
“You keep knocking on the devil's door long enough and sooner or later someone's gonna answer you.”
“I like the hot dogs at Dodger Stadium.”
“When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, "My daughter idealizes that character. You're her hero." That's what I aim for. We're in the business of making heroes.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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