“In a way, I think that the movie Fight Club [1999] did a weird, negative thing to boxing, culturally. I mean, it is sort of similar to what has happened to the novel. For however many good novels are written, the novel itself has completely lost its place.” ThinkingMeanFightingNovelNegativeBoxing Author:James Toback
“I think there's a general sense that the belief structures that existed and carried civilization forward have weakened to the point where they can no longer support it. They are not powerful enough to do it anymore because there is not enough serious belief in them.” ThinkingEnoughBeliefPowerfulSupportSerious Author:James Toback
“I think that one of the things that is happening in the so-called "clash of civilizations" is that the confidence that was once obvious in the Western Judeo-Christian tradition has been weakened tremendously. There's a feeling that there's a cynical, corporate layer that's really driving it - one that's ready to compromise - and that the real confident energy around the world is coming from Islam, that the believers take their own faith at face value and with great confidence and in far greater numbers.” ThinkingWorldRealFeelingsValuesEnergyTraditionIslamWesternObviousBelieverDrivingCompromiseCynicalClash Author:James Toback
