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Francois Truffaut

French film director and a key figure in the New Wave movement. Francois Truffaut is renowned for his unique film style and profound understanding of cinematic art. His films often focus on the everyday lives of ordinary people, exploring social issues through humor and satire. more

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“A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around. He doesn't speak the language. He holds no currency. He is a foreign man. He is surrounded by the sound, sound of cattle in the marketplace, scatterlings and orphanages. He looks around, around he sees angels in the architecture spinning in infinity and he says, "Amen" and "Hallelujah!”

MenWorldFirstsLooksSpeakLanguageSoundWalksStreetsStrangeAngelFirst TimeThirdsArchitectureInfinityCurrencyMarketplaceSpinningThird WorldCattleAmenHallelujahOrphanageStrange World
Book:Lyrics 1964-2011
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“You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. In France you get freedom of action: you can do what you like and nobody bothers, but you must think like everybody else. In Germany you must do what everybody else does, but you may think as you choose. They're both very good things. I personally prefer freedom of thought. But in England you get neither: you're ground down by convention. You can't think as you like and you can't act as you like. That's because it's a democratic nation. I expect America's worse.”

ThinkingKnowsMayDoeTwoActionAmericaNationsCan DoEnglandGood ThingsDemocraticVery GoodFranceBotherGermanyConventionsYou ChooseThings In LifeFreedom Of ThoughtGood Things In Life
Author:W. Somerset Maugham
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