"Not a single thought managed to take shape in her mind: for the likeness of this day to the last seemed to her the clearest proof that it would be another quite useless day, a day she would gladly have done without. For a moment she thought that a day like this would be pointless for anyone on earth, then abruptly changed her mind as she realised that thousands of women, after a hard week's work, or a family quarrel, or even just after catching a cold, would envy her just for having the leisure to rest in comfort."

-- Ismail KadarÃ©

#Envy Quotes #Mind Quotes #Useless Quotes

“Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves.”

Source : The Times 1 Feb. 1986
“Optimism is an essential ingredient for innovation,”
“Enron was becoming a virtual cult of creativity, often placing swagger over substance. New ideas were celebrated for their newness, for their potential; tried and true businesses like the pipelines were almost derided.”

Source : Kurt Eichenwald (2005). “Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story”, p.258, Broadway Books
“Success in business isnâ€™t about being right; itâ€™s about being committed.”
“In Indonesian, the word isn't translating as "gangster." It's "preman", which comes from the Dutch "prÃ©man", which of course the thing that's "freeman" in English.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I've never made any concessions, so I am 100% responsible for my films. This makes me feel very proud.”

Source : "Interview with Jean-Pierre Jeunet for TS Spivet". Interview with Matthew Turner, www.filmuforia.co.uk. June 12, 2014.
“Tune into your own capacities and always make time for sleep”
“Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm developing, and things that I'm interested in.”

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