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A year ago I was in the city of Genoa, and I found that it returned seven representatives to the Sardinian Parliament at Turin, seven being its fair share, calculated according to the population of the various cities and districts of the Sardinian kingdom. ↗

— John Bright

#ago #being #calculated #cities #city

In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live. ↗

— Sarah Brightman

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So as I was growing up, my father was always in the middle of making a film or preparing a film. It was a full-time, all-consuming type of operation. ↗

— Barbara Broccoli

#father #film #full-time #growing #growing up

How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide! ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#asking #committed #dare #did #how

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. ↗

— David Brin

#been #both #both sides #contact #encounter

Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty. ↗

— David Brinkley

#being #camera #front #just #looking

As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#audience #bring #constantly #deeper #filmmakers

Generally speaking I would say I enjoy the smaller films more because there's a less sense of pressure and often the material is more unusual. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#enjoy #films #generally #i #less

I don't think I ever went down that movie star path. I always enjoy taking a 90-degree turn from the last thing I did. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#did #down #enjoy #ever #i

I'm also working closely with a group called the Amazon Conservation Team, helping with the rainforest in South America. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

#amazon #america #called #closely #conservation