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“A movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it.”

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Ben Hecht was a renowned American screenwriter, born on February 28, 1894, and died on April 18, 1964. He is known for his profound influence on the Hollywood film industry and for his creation of numerous classic film scripts. more

“The movies are one of the bad habits that corrupted our century.Of their many sins, I offer as the worst their effect on the intellectual side of the nation. It is chiefly from that viewpoint I write of them - as an eruption of trash that has lamed the American mind and retarded Americans from becoming a cultured people.”

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“When Steve Ballmer calls me wacko, I consider that a compliment.”

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“Without choice, you have no innovation. Without innovation, you have nothing.”

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“In a world without fences, who needs Gates?”

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“THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.”

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“In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your own personal view that two and two make four, but you must not state it in a self-assured way, because this is a democratic country and others may be of a different opinion.”

Source: How to be a Brit: The Classic Bestselling Guide

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