“A wise man will always allow a fool to rob him of ideas without yelling “Thief.” If he is wise he has not been impoverished. Nor has the fool been enriched. The thief flatters us by stealing. We flatter him by complaining.” IfsMenIdeasWiseFoolComplainingStealingThievesYelling Book:A child of the century Source: A child of the century
“Immorality, perversion, infidelity, cannibalism, etc., are unassailable by church and civic league if you dress them up in the togas and talliths of the Good Book.” IfsBookChurchBibleDressesLeagueEtcInfidelityGood BookCivicsImmoralityPerversionCannibalismTogas Book:A child of the century Source: A child of the century
“Writing a good movie brings a writer about as much fame as steering a bicycle. It gets him, however, more jobs. If his movie is bad it will attract only critical tut-tut for him. The producer, director and stars are the geniuses who get the hosannas when it's a hit. Theirs are also the heads that are mounted on spears when it's a flop.” IfsWritingJobsStarsGeniusFameDirectorsCriticalProducersBicycleGood MovieSpearsSteering Author:Ben Hecht
