"I'm more interested in a world that works than what sells"

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Source : "P. B. MacCready, 81, Inventor, Dies" by Douglas Martin, www.nytimes.com. August 31, 2007.

Paul MacCready

“Our only responsibility is to live our own life and take care of our own children.”
“My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to.”
“I probably protect myself by not asking myself too much.”
“Who apart from ourselves, can see any difference between our victories and our defeats?”

Source : Christopher Fry (2007). “Plays Three”, Oberon Books Limited
“I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.”
“There is a tendency among some businesses to criticize and belittle their competitors. This is a bad procedure. Praise them. Learn from them. There are times when you can co-operate with them to their advantage and to yours! Speak well of them and they will speak well of you. You can't destroy good ideas. Take advantage of them.”
“I built my [early] career on negative reviews. There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. They hated my movies. You could never have that happen today. Critics are way too hip.”
“I've always found it very important to do your homework first and then talk.”

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