"The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possibility of independent thought. There are therefore two great problems which the Party is concerned to solve. One is how to discover, against his will, what another human being is thinking, and the other is how to kill several hundred million people in a few seconds without giving warning beforehand."

-- George Orwell

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“It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.”

Source : "Ariel Rechtshaid: the producer behind Vampire Weekend, Haim and Sky Ferreira" by Dorian Lynskey, www.theguardian.com. December 27, 2013.
“In this life nothing is permanent. Joy, sorrow, pain, pleasure - everything is in a constant state of change. Thankfully.”
“Education is of no value and talent is worthless - unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.”
“Okay, this might sound vague, but do you know this one girl with hair like this?”
“Nevertheless, in the theatre, and in the cinema, the contemporary reality of Poland has been represented only to a minuscule degree in the last 12 years.”

Source : "Why Not Have Our Own World?". Interview with Renata Murawska, sensesofcinema.com. July, 2005.
“We have endless books about whether Jesus existed, or whether the Jesus we have learned about is really accurate and historical or mythical. We have endless complicated tracts on fine technical issues, but we don't explore Jesus' way to happiness and peace, or try to understand his feelings about God and creation of how he views our relationship with God, or his attitude toward human weakness. Understanding these things could help us immensely in our own search for inner peace and a meaning to life.”
“The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.”
“I always figured I myself would never be lucky enough to die, I'd just live on and on in this increasingly dreary spiral.”

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