"Knowledge counts but common sense matters."

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Source : LouAnne Johnson (1995). “Dangerous Minds”, p.103, Macmillan

LouAnne Johnson

#Common Sense Quotes #Matter Quotes #Common Quotes

“Anger itself does more harm than the condition which aroused anger.”
“He said,'Trust yourself, mon ami. You are not your friend with his so-sad tale. And Anita is not human. Through us she is more than that. Both of us huddle around her humanity like it is the last candle flame in a world of darkness. But by our very love, we make her less human, and more.”
“One of the reasons I think Dark Shadows still runs is that it's dependent on nothing else other than a story.”
“Everybody knows what a caterpillar is, and it doesn't look anything like a butterfly.”
“There aren't a lot of alternative roles for Indian actors. I think we've fallen short of portraying Indians in the media. We don't need to make another Dances With Wolves, because it's not an Indian movie. When Indians portray themselves, then we have a different perspective. I've been asked about making period pieces but I've never read one that wasn't about guilt, and I'm not trying to make a guilt film.”
“I think cinema is closer to allegories than to reality. It's closer to our dreams.”
“Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.”

Source : Ignazio Silone (1963). “The School for Dictators”, New York : Atheneum
“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.”

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