"The tyranny of mankind; it was like the obstinate drip of water falling on a stone and hollowing it little by little; and this drip continued, falling obstinately, falling without pause on the souls of the children."

-- HalldÃ³r Laxness

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“I saw one of the absolute truths of this world: each person is worrying about himself; no one is worrying about you. He or she is worrying about whether you like him, not whether he likes you. He is worrying about whether he looks prepossessing, not whether you are dressed correctly. He is worrying about whether he appears poised, not whether you are. He is worrying about whether you think well of him, not whether he thinks well of you. The way to be yourself ... is to forget yourself.”
“I think my function working in China is to bring my experience and what we've gone through in the Hong Kong industry to China. I hope there'll be more and more new Chinese companies with vision, that understand producing and film financing. My plan for the future is to work with as many new companies as possible, to pass on my experience as to what is commercial film.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“We all have other halves, and when they're feeling bad, we get a little piece of the pain”
“When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch.”
“Our forefathers found the evils of free thinking more to be endured than the evils of inquest or suppression. This is because thoughtful, bold and independent minds are essential to the wise and considered self-government.”

Source : Quoted by Z. Chafee Jr. in Atlantic Monthly, January 1955.
“I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.”
“This is a guy [Michael Flynn] who stood up at the Republican convention and reveled in the chants of "lock her up" about Hillary Clinton.”

Source : Source: www.msnbc.com
“On paper, I think this is the best team I've been on.”

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