"Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them."

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Source : Pauline Kael (1994). “For keeps”, E P Dutton

Pauline Kael

#Art Quotes #Appreciate Quotes #Littles Quotes

“When I first went to Pittsburgh, I had never been there before, and we hadn't even decided to shoot there yet. I just went to see the location of Michael Chabon's novel. Once there, I became aware that Pittsburgh is a "wonder boy," in the narrow sense of the term, just as the human characters are.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“We're very simple people at Apple. We focus on making the world's best products and enriching people's lives.”

Source : "Transcript: Apple CEO Tim Cook interviewed by NBC's Brian Williams". articles.latimes.com. December 06, 2012.
“I entertain for a living and I role-play for a living, and I can't help but continue to do it.”

Source : "‘Supernatural’s’ Ty Olsson On Benny’s Evolution, Friction With Sam And Castiel And More". Interview with Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 31, 2012.
“It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent ***** is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers. And enormously higher than that of professors.”
“The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution.”

Source : Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186, 1985.
“Pretty! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, of straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.”
“A movie about the past is not the same as the past.”
“A mistake is just a temporary pause in your plan.”

Source : Jenna Ushkowitz, Sheryl Berk (2013). “Choosing Glee: 10 Rules to Finding Inspiration, Happiness, and the Real You”, p.109, St. Martin's Griffin

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