"Maybe other people are like mirrors that we see ourselves in; versions of ourselves that vary dramatically depending on the particular cut of glass."

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Source : Jonathan Hull (2001). “Losing Julia”, Island Books

Jonathan Hull

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“Men's minds must be free, and that means the minds of all, not the minds of a select few.”
“The very purpose of our life is happiness, which is sustained by hope. We have no guarantee about the future, but we exist in the hope of something better. Hope means keeping going, thinking, â€˜I can do this.â€™ It brings inner strength, self-confidence , the ability to do what you do honestly, truthfully and transparently.”
“I go to see maybe seven films a year at the most, and since I only go to see the best, it follows that I very rarely see my own.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“The government is far more interested in taking, in regulated taking, than in promoting spontaneous generosity.”
“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.”
“The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of liberty, as the pamphlets of Thomas Paine and others in our history abundantly attest.”
“British diplomats, constantly exposed to American political-ethical rhetoric, find their professional skills tested to the limits by the need to keep a straight face. For illustrations of what I mean, study the photographs of the expressions worn by Mr Douglas Hurd at any international conference involving all the Western allies.”

Source : Conor Cruise O'Brien (1994). “On the Eve of the Millennium: The Future of Democracy Through an Age of Unreason”, p.150, Simon and Schuster
“The Charlie Manson that you've created, that's not me. That's only an illusion in your minds, it hasn't got anything to do with me.”

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