"I can't decide if this movie is so spectacularly, breathtakingly dumb as to induce stupidity in anyone who watches, or so brutally brilliant that it disarms all reason. What's the difference?"

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Source : "One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Autobots" by A.O. Scott, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 2011.

A. O. Scott

#Differences Quotes #Stupidity Quotes #Dumb Quotes

“The source of a true smile is an awakened mind. Smiling helps you approach the day with gentleness and understanding.”
“Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.”

Source : Hal Higdon (2005). “Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide”, p.344, Rodale
“A methodology's weight is a product of its size and ceremony.”
“I may cut my coat to follow fashion, sir, but not my conscience.”

Source : Kage Baker (2005). “In the Garden of Iden”, p.242, Macmillan
“I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.”
“Don't use metaphors in fantasy; your readers will take them literally. Or they may take them figuratively - but if so, they'll also take your magics and transformations figuratively. Either way, you're in trouble.”
“Power is no more than a part, no more than the tip of the iceberg of limitless profundity and sublimate of Karate.”
“Whether any surfer wants to admit it or not, I think we've all had moments like looking at nice waves coming through the lineup maybe, only for a moment, feeling that we are in the presence of something holy. There is a spiritual-ness when you actually get in harmony with something as natural as the waves and the ocean, and yeah, it is definitely a religious experience.”

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