"Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius."

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Source : "Lessons: An Autobiography". Book by An Wang, September 22, 1986.

Dr. An Wang

#Inspirational Quotes #Common Sense Quotes #Genius Quotes

“I like films, or some films, and would be intrigued to see my work on screen.”
“What we call the freedom of the individual is not just the luxury of one intellectual to write what he likes to write but his being a voice which can speak for those who are silent.”

Source : Stephen Spender (1978). “The thirties and after: poetry, politics, people 1933-1970”, Random House Inc
“From the first opening of our eyes, it is the light that attracts us. We clutch aimlessly with our baby fingers at the gossamer-motes in the sunbeam, and we die reaching out after an ineffable blending of earthly and heavenly beauty which we shall never fully comprehend.”
“Things on the whole are faster in America; people don't stand for election, they run for office. If a person says he's sick, it doesn't mean regurgitating, it means ill. Mad means angry, not insane. Don't ask for the left-luggage; it's called a checkroom.”

Source : Jessica Mitford (2016). “Hons and Rebels: Hons & Rebels”, p.141, Hachette UK
“It may take two people to make a really beautiful mistake.”
“I've played a lot of really smarmy people in film, and it can be real fun, don't get me wrong. But it can be characters I'm not as excited to explore.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, www.avclub.com. November 18, 2009.
“I've definitely had the experience where I was pursuing someone for a long time that I just obviously did not connect with, so I was always, kind of altering myself for her, But then you realize it's just not worth it. What's the point?”

Source : "Get to Know Fall's Hot Guys!". Interview with Neha Gandhi, Slide 5, www.seventeen.com. September 19, 2011.
“It's going to sound like the easy answer, but I love them both. I do! I really don't prefer one over the other. With movies, you really dive into a character for two to three months, but then it's gone. With a TV series, you have a constant location you're living in, and you're always working on the same character along with people who are like your own family. I'm lucky to have done both.”

Source : Source: www.discdish.com

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