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Shana Alexander

"The rich plankton of pop heroes and pop villains on which we Americans are accustomed to feed, the daily media soup of sports figures, ax murderers, politicians, and rock singers, the ever-running river of celebs, heavies, and oddballs that we use to spice up our own relatively humdrum lives has of late become a very watery gruel. Where have all the good guys and bad guys gone? Why does everyone out there look so gray?"

Source : Shana Alexander (1976). “Talking woman”

Shana Alexander

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“Nowadays the big Hollywood studios only make about three movies a year, and they cost about $200 million each. There's no room for error in that, and not a lot of room, I would think, for free expression.”
“A positive attitude is important, but it is only part of the story. Understanding how to surmount pain, doubt, and failure is a vital component in winning the game of life.”

Source : Chin-Ning Chu (2010). “Thick Face, Black Heart: The Warrior Philosophy for Conquering the Challenges of Business and Life”, p.12, Hachette UK
“If we don't know life, how can we know death?”
“Creativity can be defined as an original act of imagination that brings something into existence. It is a desire and innate drive to make new connections between things, to give form, and to transform.”
“There's no rage like old lady rage, just as there's no tenderness like old lady tenderness.”
“When we see the human race, we must see before all else environment and food. Historians write about social change without taking these factors into account. This is why it is difficult for them to see the reasons decline and prosperity in society.”
“Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.”
“I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality that make a character, that exaggerates some qualities and suppresses other qualities. It's always a real collaboration for me.”

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