"The biggest misconception about me and my work is that I only make political films denouncing human-rights atrocities, even though all of my films are about people fighting for their rights and their quest for justice. My films aren't depressing, are very human, and always offer a way forward."

-- Pamela Yates

#Depressing Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Rights Quotes

“Je sais de quelles petitesses meurent les plus grandes amours. I know how pettiness ruins the greatest loves.”
“I had a very public battle with anorexia.”
“There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.”

Source : Charles William Eliot (1924). “Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect”, p.91, Univ of Massachusetts Press
“Your kids don’t need more things. They need you. And they want you. The more time that you can spend with them, the more they are going to want to be like you and know the Heavenly Father who made you such a great dad. That’s how you lead your kids to Christ.”

Source : Steve Farrar (2011). “Finishing Strong: Going the Distance for Your Family”, p.53, Multnomah
“Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.”
“If there was one formula for our success,it was that we were constantly studying how to make things work,or how to make them work better.”
“With theatre especially, you don't want to do it unless you love it - there's no way you can pull it off, making people happy, making yourself happy for 12 weeks or whatever.”
“If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing.”

Source : FaceBook post by John le Carré from Oct 20, 2010

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