"A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness."

-- Kevin Kelly

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“Some people think reality must be constantly depressing, but I think reality is something you rise above.”

Source : "Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer". Book by Emanuel Levy, April 14, 2009.
“Men always want to be a womanâ€™s first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about these things. What (women) like is to be a manâ€™s last romance.”
“One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a reality.”
“To wake up to the sound of my son saying 'Mama, mama!' It's the best sound ever.”
“An essential part of the magic involves turning everyone into an enemy, to ward off surprises.”

Source : Alma Guillermoprieto (2011). “The Heart That Bleeds: Latin America Now”, p.105, Vintage
“The door to a balanced success opens widest on the hinges of hope and encouragement.”
“You can fool me once, you can even fool me twice, you can even fool me thrice. But you can never fool me four”
“I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money.”

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