"How did the senator know that children meant happiness? Could he see into their souls? What if the moment they were out of sight, three of them jumped the fourth and began beating him up?"

-- Milan Kundera

#Children Quotes #Sight Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Man is to man either a god or a wolf.”
“Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi.”

Source : Charles Rosen (2002). “Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist”, p.231, Simon and Schuster
“Politics is different than movies. Politics are controlled by leaders. Leaders of every country have different interests. And they try to explain to their people why they should take one side or the other side. But in the movie its doing the opposite. It allows you to have a Universal Experience. You don't watch it as politics but as a movie. You don't have different reactions all over. It's so universal a language. It's not a political language serving a political agenda. The language of cinema is a world language. With the Hollywood movie, it brings about the same reaction wherever it goes.”

Source : "Paradise Now Director Hany Abu-Assad Speaks". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. October 24, 2005.
“In general satire, every man perceives A slight attack, yet neither fears nor grieves.”
“Whatever is not forbidden is permitted.”
“I do think that drugs and alcohol have been glorified and exoticized in such a way that it gets into the art world.”
“I think Westlife is very unique: we have a certain sound; we do our thing our way, and we don't try to change too much. I think that's what the fans love about us. We keep giving the fans what they want every year. The style of music never really changes too much.”
“Christian growth doesn't happen by first behaving better, but by believing better--believi ng in bigger, deeper, brighter ways what Christ has already secured for sinners.”

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