"All this [Soviet labor camp for political prisoners] brings about one marked change in your physical appearance; by the end of your first year, you will have what are known as 'zek's eyes.' The look in a zek's eyes is impossible to describe, but once encountered, it is never forgotten. When you emerge, your friends, embracing you, will exclaim: 'Your eyes! Your eyes have changed!' And not one of your tormentors will be able to bear your scrutiny. They will turn away from it, like beaten dogs."

-- Irina Ratushinskaya

#Dog Quotes #Eye Quotes #Years Quotes

“There comes a point where it doesn't matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.”
“Every successful person has faced, attacked, and conquered adversity somewhere along the way.”
“These are things I love, things I've worn. I get more compliments on accessories than anything else. I think they're kind of like herbs and spices. They give zest and zing to an outfit.”
“I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of a scene. I come from a theater background, so I'm used to a lot of repetition, and I'm used to really attacking something over and over and over again.”

Source : "True Blood Actress Adina Porter: On Grief, Dedication, and Balance". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“American films are the best films. This is a fact. Cinema is - along with Jazz - the great American art form. And cinema in a very real sense created the American identity that has been exported around the world.”

Source : "We Love America, and You Should, Too". James West and Ben Dreyfuss conversation, www.motherjones.com. July 3, 2015.
“Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for evils prove futile.”
“The principles governing the behavior of systems are not widely understood.”

Source : Jay Wright Forrester (1968). “Principles of Systems: Text and Workbook”
“Thoughts of your mind have made you what you are and thoughts of your mind will make you what you become from this day forward.”

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