"Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity."

-- Lewis Mumford

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“Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.”

Source : Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher (1750). “The Works of Francis Beaumont, and Mr. John Fletcher: The two noble kinsmen; Thierry and Theodoret; The woman-hater; The nice valour; The honest man's fortune; A masque; Four plays or moral representations in one”, p.336
“When people see an actor speak, they think they know him or her, whereas I'm just a face or a body to them.”
“I believe that you should gravitate to people who are doing productive and positive things with their lives.”
“My clothes are predominately black and my home is predominantly white.”
“I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.”
“Look at the fact Donald Trump cannot tie a tie. My father took me aside and taught me how to do this when I was eight. He can't shake hands. These are the basic building blocks of traditional masculine style, and he's a parody of it.”
“I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.”

Source : "Famke Janssen on her directorial debut, the X-Men films, and Taken 2". Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. October 8, 2012.
“Most of my sermons are inspirational, and I believe people need that encouragement.”

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