"All art deals with the absurd and aims at the simple. Good art speaks truth, indeed is truth, perhaps the only truth."

-- Iris Murdoch

#Art Quotes #Simple Quotes #Speak Quotes

“I was studying acting, going to UCLA, selling real estate on the weekends”
“Your heart grows by giving out, but your mind grows by taking in; and both are necessary to a happy and balanced life of service.”
“Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity.”
“He was a lifelong Republican, but over the years, Harry Blackmun built a reputation as a liberal, sometimes defiant Justice, whose fierce protection of individual rights led some to anoint him the moral conscience of the court.”
“When Lee and Jack win, it is good for golf. When I win, it is better.”
“Take it from me, marriage isn't a word - it's a sentence.”

Source : 'The Crowd' (1928 film)
“All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that's what ultimately works the best for me.”

Source : Interview with Adrian Wootton, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2000.
“Professional courage is the steel fiber that makes an NCO unafraid and willing to tell it like it is. The concept of professional courage does not always mean being as tough as nails, either. It also suggests a willingness to listen to the soldiers' problems, to go to bat for them in a tough situation and it means knowing just how far they can go. It also means being willing to tell the boss when he is wrong.”

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