"At the movies, we are gradually being conditioned to accept violence as a sensual pleasure. The directors used to say they were showing us its real face and how ugly it was in order to sensitize us to its horrors. You don't have to be very keen to see that they are now in fact desensitizing us."

-- Pauline Kael

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“It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date.”
“It's an unusual opportunity, a chance for so many people to share in the excitement and the fun of the fact that we may be on to hints as to what the Universe is made out of. I guess the whole point of a prize like this is to be able to get that out into the community”
“I went to the juice isle, I learned something. Cranberries are taking over everything. What do you got, apples? Put some cranberrise in there, make it 50/50. Cran-apple. Grapes? Cran-grape. Mangos? Cran-mango. Pork chops? Cran-chop!”
“The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.”
“Nervousness is caused by wanting two opposing things at the same time, one consciously and the other subconsciously. The battle is resolved when you make the subconscious desire conscious. On the other hand, if you know what you are, there will be no conflicts. You can do that through seeking. It is not necessary to understand the negative. It is far better to be positive. Be Your Self.”
“If you think positively instead of negatively, you'll behave better and you'll feel better.”
“As much as it's awful to learn about all the greedy and selfish decisions that some people make, I know there are many more people who have good intentions.”

Source : "Jayni Chase: Founder, Center for Environmental Education Interview: Chip Comins". Interview with Chip Comins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“At one level, the message of the book of Ruth is that the life of the godly is not a straight line to glory, but they do get there.”

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