Desprevenidos Quotes & Sayings

Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower. — Swami Vivekananda

The biggest lesson that I have learnt from everyone is that there are no rules in filmmaking. — Nandita Das

I watched her leave with a curious mixture of relief and terror. I was alone again. Fear clutched at my chest and I wanted to call her back. I wondered if it would be different if my mother were alive. I wondered if she would be by my side, stroking my forehead, and whether I'd feel pure comfort, rather than this strange clawing mix of emotions. I knew my mother through stories, photographs and her brightly coloured dreamcatchers. I'd always thought that she would understand me, that she'd be warm and open, and that I would have grown up to be an entirely different person had she been around. — Sarah Painter

I would not be cured if the price of the cure was that I must leave the island and give up my work I am perfectly resigned to my lot. Do not feel sorry for me. — Father Damien

Comedy is a meritocracy. If you are funny, you are there. If you are not, you are out. — Kevin Feige

North or south? Shall I atone for old sins or make some new ones? — George R R Martin

As the life and good fame of yonder man were in your hands there seemed no choice to me, save to be silent in accordance with your behest. Yet it was not without heavy misgivings that I thus bound myself, for, having cast off all duty towards other human beings, there remained a duty towards him, — Nathaniel Hawthorne

The way America appreciates cinema is different from anywhere in the world. It's celebrated and supported. I don't just mean by the individuals, but financially as well people are throwing money at certain projects. — Jack O'Connell

Mumps, measles, and puppy love are terrible after twenty. — Mignon McLaughlin

When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by the Tao can you be truly yourself. — Laozi

The situation is so much better for programmers today - a cheap used PC, a linux CD, and an internet account, and you have all the tools necessary to work your way to any level of programming skill you want to shoot for. — John Carmack

Prague is like a vertical Venice steps everywhere. — Penelope Gilliatt