"The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine."

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Source : Robert Bresson (1977). “Notes on cinematography”

Robert Bresson

#Writing Quotes #Shining Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“Though it's frequently portrayed as this crazy, unbridled festival of rain-soaked, stoned hippies dancing in the mud, Woodstock was obviously much more than that - or we wouldn't still be talking about it in 2009. People of all ages and colors came together in the fields of Max Yasgur's farm.”

Source : "Richie Havens in his own words" by Richie Havens, www.cnn.com. April 23, 2013.
“I hope that I have given happiness to others. I hope I have given children to the world, and that I have made some kind of a mark for myself here.”
“I'm a talker. I love a good debate.”
“If I had criteria, it would just be that I want to play active people who can solve problems, not people who have things thrust in their lap and need somebody to solve their problems for them.”
“What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning”
“Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant.”
“God has to speak to each person in their own language, in their own idioms. Take Spanish, Chinese. You can express the same thought, but to different people you have to use a different language. Its the same in religion.”
“I have a beautiful, big bathtub.”

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