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A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all. ↗

— Kingman Brewster, Jr.

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The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject. ↗

— William Falconer

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This means that the search for a formula of European cooperation in connection with the League of Nations, far from weakening the authority of this latter must and can only tend to strengthen it, for it is closely connected with its aims. ↗

— Aristide Briand

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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience. ↗

— Fanny Brice

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I'm very manipulative towards directors. My theory is that everyone on the set is directing the film, we're all receiving art messages from the universe on how we should do the film. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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The motion pictures I have made and the plays I have chosen to direct represent my convictions. ↗

— Elia Kazan

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My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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