"Harvey [Weinstein] didn't want to release [MY SON THE FANATIC]; he held it for two years because he wanted a happy ending, although I don't know what that means. Does that mean the taxi driver leaves his wife or doesn't leave his wife? I think it has a happy ending."

-- Hanif Kureishi

#Mean Quotes #Son Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“My officers and men understood wishes so well that this movement was executed under fire, the right wing keeping up fire, without giving the enemy any occasion to seize or even to suspect their advantage.”

Source : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1994). “Bayonet! Forward: my Civil War reminiscences”, Butternut & Blue
“We're in Madison Square Garden, I can't let you beat me in Madison Square Garden, are you serious!?”
“The majority decision constitutionalizes a distinction between a red leather pouch and a paper bag that is necessarily based at least in some part on economic and class differences and perceptions.”
“Taking action is hard, but know what? Enduring a bad situation can be its own hell.”

Source : "Happy 60th Birthday, Whoopi Goldberg! Our Favorite Quotes From The Actress" by Jeryl Brunner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 14, 2015.
“The first rule of making progress in anything you do is setting goals, allowing yourself to always have a finish line in sight. This provides a boost in motivation during those moments when slogging forward seems impossible, giving you something tangible to work towards at every moment.”
“The honor of a country depends much more on removing its faults than on boasting of its qualities.”
“I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s - t like that I would throw headphones on and close my room door, when I'm mad I just close the door with my girl and f - k her. In so many different ways hip-hop has been like my girl and it's always been there to hold me down.”

Source : Source: thecomeupshow.com
“Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.”

Source : Camille Paglia (2011). “Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays”, p.82, Vintage

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