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“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
Albert Einstein
“I want to be famous everywhere.”
Luciano Pavarotti
“CARTESIAN, adj. Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, _Cogito ergo sum_ --whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might be improved, however, thus: _Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum_ --"I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made.”
Ambrose Bierce
“I am never going to be famous...I do not do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that anymore.”
Dorothy Parker
“I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth beforehand because I miss them.”
Christian Bale
“William Wyler has always been famous for taking a lot of takes. There is this story that he did this scene with a bunch of very competent people, a very important scene in the movie, and he'd already done it thirty times. One of them came to Willie and said, 'I want to know what we're doing wrong. What do you want us to do?' And Willie said, 'No, you're doing it fine. I'm just waiting for something to happen'.”
James Stewart
“To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her marriage: what could possibly be more prestigious?”
Christopher Hampton
“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it”
Chinese Proverbs
“The surest way to ruin a man who doesn't know how to handle money is to give him some.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.”
