"The basic thesis of gestalt theory might be formulated thus: there are contexts in which what is happening in the whole cannot be deduced from the characteristics of the separate pieces, but conversely; what happens to a part of the whole is, in clearcut cases, determined by the laws of the inner structure of its whole."

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Source : "Productive thinking". Book by Max Wertheimer, p. 84, 1959.

Max Wertheimer

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“I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation”
“I've been busy and not busy, and busy is better. I've been busy, but I went through a lot of periods where it was lean for a lot of times.”

Source : "Ron Perlman Interview" by Anne Brodie, www.askmen.com.
“You have to be very fond of men. Very, very fond. You have to be very fond of them to love them. Otherwise they're simply unbearable.”

Source : Marguerite Duras (1993). “Practicalities”, p.41, Grove Press
“Theater for me is about enduring human truth. Special effects can be part of that, but when they obscure what is the reason we come to theater - to see reflections of our confounded humanity - the theater has lost its way.”

Source : Source: articles.latimes.com
“Sometimes it seems to me that things hold together only thanks to the borders, that the true identify of these lands and peoples is the shape of their territories in an atlas. It's a stupid thought, but I can't shake it.”
“I started to paint in the year 2000. I never thought of going to an art school, even though I loved art.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“I'm concerned about Donald Trump's relationship with Russia that ignores Russia's aggressiveness in its near abroad. I'm concerned about the willingness to question alliances and the value of allies, or require them to pay more, or they don't get to play.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I'm a storyteller who uses all of the beauty and power of cinema to tell tales of human struggles for positive social change.”

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