"I think one of the most important American films is "Jackie Brown", which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful. The film was pure depiction of the American poverty of the 90s."

-- Arnaud Desplechin

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“I have seen humility in many of the finest leaders I have met the world over. And indeed, it is embodied in the warm, engaging and quintessentially successful spirit of Sir Richard Branson.”
“I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.”
“The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.”

Source : Observer 20 August (1978)
“People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth living. People are going to come into your life that you need, and that's the really crazy thing.”

Source : "Singer-songwriter Amy Grant". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 17, 2013.
“The laws of England will protect the rights of British subjects, and give a remedy for a grievance committed by one British subject upon another, in whatever country that may be done.”

Source : Forbes v. Cochrane and Cockburn, 2 St. Tr. (N. S.) 159, 1824.
“The world isn't perfect, and some days it wears you down. You can either accept that, and face it, and be a help to others instead of a hindrance. Or you can decide the rules are too tough and they shouldn't apply to you, and you can ignore them and make things harder for everybody else. Sometimes life is about being sad and doing things anyway. Sometimes it's about being hurt and doing things anyway. The point isn't perfection. The point is doing it anyway.”

Source : Chloe Neill (2012). “Biting Cold: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel”, p.97, Penguin
“It can make you sad to look at pictures from your youth. So there's a trick to it. The trick is not to look at the later pictures”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There's so much tragedy in people that we see every day that we don't have to make anything up. We don't have to invent anything. There are two items on the menu: comedy and tragedy.”

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