"Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age."

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Source : "Oil USA". Book by Thomas Chi, p. 7, December 1, 2011.

Walter Savage Landor

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“I'm probably an actor that tends to, instead of putting things on, think about it more in terms of taking away what's not in the character, until I'm left with what is. If that makes sense. That's probably a particularly American way of working, but maybe not. The end of any movie is a readjustment.”

Source : "Good golly Miss Molly", www.theguardian.com. August 23, 2001.
“The Devil's out of fashion.”
“Iâ€™ve never seen an exploding helicopter. Iâ€™ve never seen anybody go and blow somebodyâ€™s head off. So why should I make films about them? But I have seen people destroy themselves in the smallest way, Iâ€™ve seen people withdraw, Iâ€™ve seen people hide behind political ideas, behind dope, behind the sexual revolution, behind fascism, behind hypocrisy, and Iâ€™ve myself done all these things. So I can understand them. What we are saying is so gentle. Itâ€™s gentleness. We have problems, terrible problems, but our problems are human problems.”
“Remember that your character is the sum total of your habits.”
“This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.”
“Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians.”
“The name of medicine is thought to have been given from 'moderation', modus, that is, from a due proportion, which advises that things be done not to excess, but 'little by little', paulatim. For nature is pained by surfeit but rejoices in moderation. Whence also those who take drugs and antidotes constantly, or to the point of saturation, are sorely vexed, for every immoderation brings not health but danger.”
“Girls need to be strong and know how to stand up for themselves. Definitely having friends is a big part of it, so that they can help you through that, and a strong family.”

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