"The world of public discourse - political, social, diplomatic, commercial - has so corrupted language that we are rightly more suspicious of the meaning of words than we are convinced of their veracity. Language has been turned on its head."

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Source : Deena Metzger (2009). “Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Jou”, p.7, Harper Collins

Deena Metzger

#Political Quotes #World Quotes #Language Quotes

“As regards plot I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots. And as I think a plot desirable and almost necessary, I have this extra grudge against life.”

Source : In R. Lehmann et al. Orion I (1945) p. 25
“All I look for is good quality stuff. Whatever I read, if I like it, then I want to do it. It's as simple as that. I don't have a master plan of, "I should do this genre, and then this."”

Source : Source: collider.com
“It is my responsibility to make sure that the fear is overcomeâ€¦ â€œThis attack must instead free our speech about Islamic fundamentalism. We must not be silenced.”
“Curiosity is essential for progress. Only when we look to worlds beyond our own can we really know if there's room for improvement.”
“I'm a little obsessed with being competitive.”
“Outsiders have the intuitive ability to continually view problems in fresh ways and to identify ineffective practices and traditions.”
“[Voicing a cartoon] feels like going down a mysterious but joyful black hole. Once you relax for 15 or 20 minutes, and really go, "I don't care if I look like an ass," it's really fun to see what happens. You know that nothing is being visually judged.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt.”

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