"He was there or was not there: not there if I didn't see him."

-- Henry James

“As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl.”
“I've had the experience of seeing what makes life easier for an actor and for the crew, and what makes it feel bogged down and challenging. We're all really fortunate that we get to make our living as artists.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object of an attack is an indication that there was an opening in one's guard, and the important thing is to be on guard at all times.”
“The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time.”

Source : Sir Muhammad Iqbal (2000). “The religious thought in Islam”
“It wasn't until I discovered comics that I actually began to approach drawing as a possible career.”

Source : "Scott McCloud's 'Zot!' is out of this world". Interview with Patrick Montero, www.nydailynews.com. August 24, 2008.
“Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.”

Source : Ann Radcliffe (1795). “The Mysteries of Udolfo: A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry”, p.214
“Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.”
“Not only are there African accomplices inside the imperialist system, but every African has a responsibility to understand the system and work for its overthrow.”

Source : "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa".

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