"The mother is only really the mistress of her daughter upon the condition of continually representing herself to her as a model of wisdom and type of perfection"

-- Alexandre Dumas

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Children Quotes

“Fears of creating new kinds of plagues or of altering human evolution or of irreversibly altering the environment were only some of the concerns that were rampant.”
“People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.”
“Like many supermodels, I won't get out of bed for less than £3000. Unlike many supermodels, I don't get out of bed very often.”
“He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.”
“The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.”

Source : Robert Bresson (1977). “Notes on cinematography”
“John Wooden would say never mistake activity for achievement. Sometimes we think we're really doing well on a given day. But 'What did you accomplish?' is the question that we should really be asking not 'What did we do?'”
“I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter... I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that.”
“Take a film of Jacques Tati like Mon Oncle which has something quite new - for me, unique - in it.”

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