"All my movies have an autobiographical dimension, but that is indirectly, through the characters. In fact I am behind everything that happens and that is said, but I am never talking about myself in first person. Something in me - probably a dislike of cheap exhibitionism- stops me from approaching a project too autobiographically."

-- Pedro Almodovar

#Character Quotes #Talking Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“If you are swept off your feet, it's time to get on your knees.”
“Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.”

Source : John of Salisbury (2009). “The Metalogicon: A Twelfth-century Defense of the Verbal and Logical Arts of the Trivium”, p.104, Paul Dry Books
“The market gives you the opportunity to arbitrage what the emotional investor will pay or sell at versus the fundamental value of a company, but you've got to pull the trigger promptly without hesitating. We've disciplined ourselves mentally and prepared ourselves in terms of information, as well as relationships with brokers, to do that.”
“Human race cannot coexist with nuclear weapons”
“Twilight was the worst hour, because it was the hour of indecision.”

Source : Helen Eustis (2015). “The Horizontal Man: A Library of America eBook Classic”, p.69, Library of America
“I'm definitely the most tech-savvy in my family. My wife wouldn't have a clue, as far as getting the computer working. All of my kids, it's amazing. Like everybody's kids, they're more savvy than I am, probably.”
“It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.”
“It came as a surprise to find that a professional society and journal (Econometrica) were flourishing, and I entered this area of study with great enthusiasm.”

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