“The story of Andrew Ewing is partly one of rags to riches – but there is more to it than that, since his business success was combined with a generosity of spirit that led him to give away a fortune in pursuit of his ultimate ambition to die a poor man.”
Source: The Buttercup: The Remarkable Story of Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company
“Even though it is black, black as Egypt’s night, the customer is always right”
“On Saturday mornings Mr Ewing would make his rounds, giving each tradesman £1 and the apprentices, ten shillings. Needless to say, we were all peeping around corners awaiting his arrival!”
“Only twenty more hours, yet already I am not here.
I will give myself to Fire.
The sun is shining. O homeland, O world, O cosmos!”
Source: Call Me By My True Names
“Lovers do things together! They rent videos, they ride Ferris wheels, they go out for pizza, they play Scrabble. They . . . they talk!'
'Talk?' He lifted his head and frowned, his eyes puzzled. 'We talk all the time, Raine. I've never had such talkative sex.'
'That's just it!' She wiggled, flailed, but couldn't budge him. 'Two minutes alone with you, and I'm flat on my back. Every single time!'
A slow, knowing grin spread over his face. 'Is this your way of telling me you want to be on top?”
Source: Behind Closed Doors
“Une société inconsciente de la modération, provoque avec le temps sa propre chute.”
Source: L'humain Impossible: Cent Sonnets pour Ma Famille Mondiale
“Les matériaux sont nécessaires à la subsistance, au-delà de ce point, ils deviennent un poison. Encombrant l’esprit de déchets toxiques, il sépare l’humain de l’humain.”
Source: L'humain Impossible: Cent Sonnets pour Ma Famille Mondiale
“George Lucas had a very Old Testament view of not forgiving,' Gary Kurtz said. 'Once he was wronged, he would always remember it.”
“According to biographer Dale Pollock, George Lucas’s career is full of people leaving his projects feeling bitter and resentful: “He tends to use people up and move on.”
Source: A Disturbance in the Force: How and Why the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
“Marcia Lucas was a
knock-outt" remembers John Milius. "We all wondered how little George
got this great-looking girl. And smart, too, obsessed with films. And she
was a better editor than he was.”
Source: Skaywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas 1990 Edition