"It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do."

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Source : Paul Auster (2009). “Oracle Night: A Novel”, p.35, Macmillan

Paul Auster

#Thinking Quotes #Stupidity Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“I thought he was an interesting central figure, central character, one who is definitely not your typical central character figure in a film, who's easy to like. He's not easy to like. It forces you to involve yourself with what's going on.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“All of my films are based on personal experiences and beliefs. Many of my heroes are my spokespeople - and some are not!”
“It is a sexy country. We are very free with our bodies.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“At 6 p.m. I stood in the doorway of my studio facing the Venice boardwalk. A few spectators watched as I pushed two live electric wires into my chest. The wires crossed and exploded, burning me but saving me from electrocution.”

Source : Chris Burden, Alberta College of Art. Gallery (1976). “Chris Burden, February 18, 1976”
“We can spend our lives letting the world tell us who we areâ€¦Or we can decide for ourselves.”
“In Africa you have space...there a profound sense of space here, space and sky”
“The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.”

Source : "Shevchenko want to end career on a high". edition.cnn.com. December 9, 2011.

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