"I think it's sinful to give the audience material it knows already, whether the material is about race relations or the car culture or the depiction and placement of a candy bar."

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Source : Interview with Richard Thompson, www.screeningthepast.com. 1977.

Manny Farber

#Thinking Quotes #Race Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.”
“The blackest of fluid is used as an agent to enlighten the world.”
“Fortunes gravitate to men whose minds have been prepared to attract them just as surely as water gravitates to the ocean.”
“Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.”
“You should forgive your enemies and if you haven't any, just forgive a few of your friends.”
“My girlfriend says that I thrash throughout the night, for longer periods than are generally accepted as corresponding to REM sleep, and she often has to move to the couch to get any sort of rest before she goes to work in the morning.”

Source : "Keith Murray of We Are Scientists: Examining Life with Humor". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face.”
“As we tell stories about the lives of others, we learn how to imagine what another creature might feel in response to various events. At the same time, we identify with the other creature and learn something about ourselves.”

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