"The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master."

-- Samuel Richardson

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“I liked working with Republicans. We had five pretty good years after we had that bad year in '95 that culminated in two government shutdowns. But then they really decided that they liked being in the majority for the first time in forty years, and they wanted to get some things done, and I agreed, to get things I wanted. It was all perfectly transparent. Everybody knew what they wanted and what I wanted.”
“According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.”
“I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.”
“That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.”
“The best time to give advice to your children is while they're still young enough to believe you know what you're talking about.”
“It's not like it's not fun to work on big studio pictures. It is. But I can't say that's more fun than working on some little indie for scale. Look at The Amateurs, that's probably the best time I ever had working on a film. With that group of guys, it ended up being an experience I'll never forget. I'll always have the fondest memory of that shoot.”
“You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.”
“Today, words. Tomorrow, sticks and stones. And the day after that?”

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