Desforges And Abouchaar Quotes & Sayings

For anyone who wants to understand the art of storytelling, this film [The Hunt for Red October] should suffice; one wonders why universities persist in teaching narrative principles on the basis of Propp, Greimas or other such punishing curricula, instead of investing in a projection room. Premise, plot, protagonists, adventures, quest, heroes and other stimulants: all you need is Sean Connery in the uniform of a Russian submarine officer and a few well-placed aircraft carriers. — Muriel Barbery

How he led is no mystery. His techniques were time-honored. He knew his men. He saw to it that they had dry socks, enough food, sufficient clothing. He pushed them to but never beyond the breaking point. He got out of them more than they knew they had to give. His concern for them was that of a father for his son. He was the head of a family. He — Stephen E. Ambrose

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally. — Conrad Hall

You must have a definite purpose of life and a deep desire to achieve it. Without purpose, life is boring. — Debasish Mridha

Michigan is very racially separated and the city of Detroit itself is 84 percent African-American and the surrounding suburbs are 86 percent White. — Kwame Kilpatrick

I'm not really into weight training. — Yunjin Kim

Something got screwed up in terms of your priorities if you think it's more important to get rid of the dividend tax than it is to take care of 11 million kids. — David Broder

Under a bad cloak there is often a good drinker — Miguel De Cervantes

Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers. — Hildegard Of Bingen