J. J. Abrams Quotes
		
	 
	
		
	
	
	
		I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision to make without seeing any pages. That's not to say that I don't have all the faith in the world in the spectacular writers.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. J. Abrams 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
	Quotes to Explore 
		
	
	
	
	
	
		No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrice Leconte 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You either make dust or eat dust. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				H. Jackson Brown, Jr. 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I feel that the world is increasingly about the bottom line, and not so much about human respect or human dignity. In that regard, people who care about other people will not be in a position to make choices and do things that other people who they're competing against will get to do. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Dan Gilroy 
			 
			
				Breakfast Club  
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect! 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Victoria Justice 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Bat for Lashes 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Gary Hamel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Hamid Karzai 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals in other groups. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				J. Philippe Rushton 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Mental health can improve overall well-being and prevent other illnesses. And since mental health problems have a serious economic impact on vulnerable communities, making them a priority can save lives and markedly improve people's quality of life. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Vikram Patel 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				G. Willow Wilson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I very, very rarely get the opportunity to go shopping and actually feel the clothes and try things on. I love shopping, but I do it mostly through Net-a-Porter. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Victoria Beckham 
			 
			
				Spice Girls  
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ma Jian 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
	
	
	
	
		It's fun to present stories that have a character that, really, everybody wants to be. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrick Lussier 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I think I was very lucky to have grown up with an artist's studio in the house. It was a kind of life that was possible. Yeah, it made it kind of harder because the standards were higher, but there was no pressure. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Caio Fonseca 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love comfort. Comfort is very key to me because I spend most of my time in very uncomfortable things, so it's all about trainers and flats. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Cara Delevingne 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Samuel Gompers 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		'Rookie' is not your guide to Being a Teen. It is, quite simply, a bunch of writing and art we like and believe in. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Tavi Gevinson 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nadaTeu exagera ou exclui.Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto ésNo mínimo que fazes.Assim em cada lago a lua todaBrilha, porque alta vive. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Fernando Pessoa