We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter – and to write it in the books of law. Lyndon B. Johnson Read Quote
I think the child I was until 12 was so much more interesting than the teenager I became. Judy Blume Read Quote
I trust the readers to build their own visual images. To me, that’s part of the wonder of reading. Michael Connelly Read Quote
The Gross National Product includes the destruction of the redwoods and the death of Lake Superior. It grows with the production of napalm and missiles and nuclear warheads… It includes… the broadcasting of television programs which glorify violence to sell goods to our children. Robert Kennedy Read Quote
I was watching the Danish version of ‘The Killing’ when I got the audition for ‘The Fall,’ and I loved it; it was so original. I approached ‘The Fall’ with that in mind. I’d no problem with the violence – it was very clear from the script how horrifying the crimes were and that had to be shown, without going to extremes. Laura Donnelly Read Quote
Charm is an intangible. Chutzpah, charm, charisma, that kind of thing, you can’t buy it. You either have it or you don’t. Colm Feore Read Quote
Every one of his characters has their own idea, their own thing they want to express. Dostoevsky just lets them do it. Svetlana Alexievich Read Quote
Funny Games’ was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then that’s quite different. ‘Funny Games’ is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience. Michael Haneke Read Quote
I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen. Ice Cube Read Quote