Earning Military Rankings Quotes & Sayings

But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made ... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for any movie this size. And that particular movie [The Hurt Locker] was so specific. It couldn't hurt, of course, and I'm really glad for her, but I don't know how much it will change things, if at all. The film industry is still so sexist. — Nicole Holofcener

In his great treatise, Electricity and Magnetism, Clerk Maxwell had remarked that we are often told that in science we must, first of all, investigate the properties of very small local places one after another, and only when this has been done can we permit ourselves to consider how more complicated situations result from what we have found in those elements. This procedure, he added, ignores the fact that many phenomena in nature can only be understood when we inspect not so-called elements but fairly large regions. — Wolfgang Kohler

I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib

Cynicism is the curse of the West. In India, we still have faith. — Corban Addison

Over a billion people believe in Allah without truly knowing what Allah supposedly stands for or what he really demands of them. And the minority that do understand continue to be Moslems because they have redefined their morality and ethics to fit within the teachings of Islam, which are floridly lacking in morality. They therefore redefine what is good and evil in order to fit their lives into what is preached by Islam, instead of examining Islam to see if it fits within the good life. Backwards thinking, imposed by a backward religion. — Bertrand Russell

Education today is a process of filling the mind with the contents of books, emptying the contents in the examination hall and returning empty-headed. — Sai Baba

Hypnotism is trespass into the territory of another's consciousness. Its temporary phenomena have nothing in common with the miracles performed by men of divine realization. — Paramahansa Yogananda

Within search results, information tied to verified online profiles will be ranked higher than content without such verification, which will result in most users naturally clicking on the top (verified) results. The true cost of remaining anonymous, then, might be irrelevance. — Eric Schmidt

I have learned that I must take a holiday at least once each year if I want to survive! — Maelle Gavet

There are endless anxieties in putting a film together, and it's an enormous relief when you know it's working with an audience. — Errol Morris

Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression. — Theodore Kaczynski

Persia is 7,000 years old and will fight to survive. — Richard Engel

Son of a bitch! Even dead people are after my ass today. — Allan Dare Pearce

Reconciliations are for after the violence has ended. — N.K. Jemisin