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“Guy Ritchie is the worst screenwriter in the world, but, to be fair, he is not the worst director. He is only the worst director of the people who actually get to make movies. As we speak, there are human beings walking the Earth -- perhaps as many as a half dozen of them -- with less directorial talent, but they've been safely diverted into other activities.”
Source : "Review: Weak Ritchie hurts 'Sherlock Holmes'" by Mick LaSalle, www.sfgate.com. December 25, 2009. 
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“Nature is busy creating absolutely unique individuals, whereas culture has invented a single mold to which all must conform. It is grotesque.”
Source : "Mind is a Myth: Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U.G". Book by U.G. Krishnamurti, 1987.
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“Occasionally we are asked whether it would make sense to modify our investment strategy to perform better in today's financial climate. Our answer, as you might guess, is: No! It would be easyfor us to capitulate to the runaway bull market in growth and technology stocks. And foolhardy. And irresponsible. And unconscionable. It is always easiest to run with the herd; at times, it can take a deep reservoir of courage and conviction to stand apart from it. Yet distancing yourself from the crowd is an essential component of long-term investment success.”
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“I think people who lack humility are really annoying.”
Source : Interview with Ryan Porter, www.flare.com. January 31, 2012.
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“As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change their natures until they are converted into dust.”
Source : Charles W. Chesnutt (2015). “The Marrow of Tradition”, p.222, Xist Publishing
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“... pay attention to everything within the field of view.”
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“In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.”
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“I think the macho mystique was far more a guiding principle in our Dad's generation than ours, the 'strong silent type' was much more common.”
Source : Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
