In order to understand why George W. Bush doesn’t get it, you have to take several strands of common Texas attitude, then add an impressive degree of class-based obliviousness. What you end up with is a guy who sees himself as a perfectly nice fellow – and who is genuinely disconnected from the impact of his decisions on people. Molly Ivins Read Quote
I think there’s a tendency for modern man to become dominated by gadgets and machines, taking us further and further away from the things I’ve been talking about. Robin Day Read Quote
I’m drawn to filmmaking that can transport me. Film can immerse you, put you there. Kathryn Bigelow Read Quote
After establishing myself as politician I will take decision about my future in film industry. Nagma Read Quote
Thank you, Occupy Wall Street. With your vivid example of anticapitalist squalor, I’ve been able to convince all three of my children to become investment bankers. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
I really think that in the media world that we live in now, especially for writers, it has to be a conversation. With very few exceptions, it can’t be this one-way, ‘Here I am on the mountaintop preaching to all of you great unwashed readers in hopes of saving you.’ It doesn’t work that way. Daniel H. Pink Read Quote
Sometimes, players find it impossible to see the bigger picture after games for the simple reason that we are the ones who have actually played. Gareth Thomas Read Quote
Supposedly, going to war initiates you into this gnostic priesthood of people who’ve had a liminal experience forever separating them from civilians. Except… you go there, and it is what it is. A form of human activity as varied as any other. Phil Klay Read Quote
From the very beginning, history wasn’t content simply to be nostalgic fairytales; it wanted to make you think. Simon Schama Read Quote
