"... indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable."

-- George Eliot

#Ambition Quotes #Vision Quotes #Ease Quotes

“I oppose piracy and want to see intellectual property protected because that is what fosters and rewards innovation. But SOPA won't accomplish a meaningful reduction in piracy and causes massive collateral damage to the Internet ecosystem.”
“Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done].”
“I can't think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”
“... our scholarships should be bestowed on those whose ability and earnestness in the primary department have been proved, and whose capacity for a higher education is fully shown. This is the best work women of wealth can do, and I hope in the future they will endow scholarships for their own sex instead of giving millions of dollars to institutions for boys, as they have done in the past.”
“The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last.”
“I always wanted to be a writer since I was around 12 years old and I wrote my first book.”
“But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. No one can avoid them. But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggles for your dreams than to be defeated without ever knowing what you're fighting for.”
“There's always kids who become stop motion animators. I get stuff all the time. They put it on YouTube. It's exciting to see.”

Source : "Director Henry Selick Comic-Con Interview – Talks CORALINE and Next Project". Collider Interview, collider.com. July 25, 2009.

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