"Statistics in the hands of activists have power."

-- Ela Bhatt

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“In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette”
“I'll never forget, Christine Woods came up to me on set and she looked at me so seriously and held my hand, and she's like, "Kether, look at me. In real life, we are beautiful, beautiful women. No one thinks we're fat. In TV, we are TV fat and we just have to get used to it. Don't ever take it personally. We're TV fat. End of story".”

Source : "‘You’re the Worst’ co-star Kether Donohue on the joys of being ‘TV fat’". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. September 16, 2015.
“I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.”
“I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.”
“My parents, the effect that [Frank Sinatra] had on the Italian community, in terms of all our friends at the house were multicultural. We weren't just Italians. My dad's close friend was a black gentleman - this was back in the early 50s when Tony Bennett was reprimanded for having lunch, when he was in the military, with a black man.”
“I am convinced that the reason why my kids have become very fulfilled and achieving human beings is because I wasn't raising them alone.”
“Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.”
“personally I don't trust literature that soothes people's consciences.”

Source : Antonio Tabucchi (2002). “Requiem: A Hallucination”, p.99, New Directions Publishing

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