"We are sufficiently conscious of this dimension or quality of Brazil as a melting pot, as a culture and a nation that is being subjected to an amalgamating process. More than just a mixing process, it is an amalgamation where the fragments, the parts in collision, really interact profoundly. They become another thing after the contact."

-- Gilberto Gil

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“So given that reality, let us not cast that all of the problems and ills of our society are somehow upon the immigrants who have come to this country.”
“We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.”
“Criticism is the endeavour to find, to know, to love, to recommend, not only the best, but all the good, that has been known and thought and written in the world.”

Source : George Saintsbury, Foreword By Mohit K. Ray (2004). “History Of English Criticism”, p.535, Atlantic Publishers & Dist
“Amid life's quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.”
“I never worked with a stinker. How great is that!”

Source : "Exclusive interview: Mitzi Gaynor recalls 'South Pacific'" by Eddy Friedfeld, www.cinemaretro.com.
“My mom tells this story that even when I was in the womb, my father played the piano and she sang. So, before I officially got here, I was already surrounded by music. I also like the way my father explains it. When I was about 3-years old, in order to keep me quiet, my father would put me in the bassinet and either put on some music or play the piano. When he started playing, I got quiet and eventually went to sleep. He said by the time I turned 3, I just climbed up on the piano and started playing it with the attitude of I'm gonna play dis here piano.”
“I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.”
“We all suffer alone in the real world; true empathy's impossible.”

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