#sm

When it comes to rapacious 19th century capitalism, my family's hands are clean. ↗

— Calvin Trillin

#capitalism #century #clean #comes #family

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#baseness #before #cannot #cynicism #easy

Fascism is nothing but capitalist reaction. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

#fascism #nothing #reaction

I'd skip school regularly to see movies - even in the morning, in the small Parisian theaters that opened early. ↗

— Francois Truffaut

#even #i #morning #movies #opened

Спомням си как през летните следобеди, които прекарвах там, баба ми, привършила домашната работа, сядаше до прозореца на светло и вадеше от своя скришен сандък една огромна Библия с твърди корици, обвита с тогавашния официозен вестник "Работническо дело" по конспиративни причини. Вече знаех, че комунизмът и Библията никак не се обичаха. ↗

— Георги Господинов

#communism #faith #faith

One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity. ↗

— Ivan Turgenev

#anything #avidity #earth #ecstasy #enthusiasm

I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness. ↗

— Yani Tseng

#down #even #friendliness #i #like

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference. ↗

— Anthea Turner

#candles #difference #even #furniture #make

My partner, Beth Alexander, and I want to produce smaller films, but commercially viable films that will enable me to make the kinds of movies I want to make. ↗

— Stanley Tucci

#commercially #enable #films #i #kinds

So yes, I hope to act in other people's movies, big and small, because that's how I make my living, really. ↗

— Stanley Tucci

#because #big #hope #how #i