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“It's all movies for me. And besides, when you say documentaries, in my case, in most of these cases, means "feature film" in disguise.”

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Werner Herzog

German film director known for his unique style and profound thematic explorations. His notable works include 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' and 'Wings of Desire'. more

“To the documentary director the appearance of things and people is only superficial. It is the meaning behind the thing and the significance underlying the person that occupy his attention... Documentary approach to cinema differs from that of story-film not in its disregard for craftsman-ship, but in the purpose to which that craftsmanship is put. Documentary is a trade just as carpentry or pot-making. The pot-maker makes pots, and the documentarian documentaries.”

“So often loneliness comes from being out of touch with parts of oneself. We go searching for those parts in other people, but there's a difference between feeling separate from others and separate from oneself.”

People Feelings Differences Loneliness Oneself

Book:A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

Source: A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

“Suicide is a crime of loneliness, and adulated people can be frighteningly alone. Intelligence does not help in these circumstances; brilliance is almost always profoundly isolating.”

People Doe Helping Crime Loneliness Circumstances Suicide Brilliance

Author:Andrew Solomon

“I have been trying, for some time now, to find dignity in my loneliness. I have been finding this hard to do. It is easier, of course, to find dignity in one's solitude. Loneliness is solitude with a problem.”

Trying Has Beens Hard Problem Courses Loneliness Easier Solitude Findings Dignity

Book:Bluets

Source: Bluets

“School is the path, not the point.”

School Path

Author:Will Richardson

“Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students can do and know as a result of the lesson.”

Knows Doe Can Do Results Teacher Students Lessons Excellent Instruction

Author:Tony Wagner

“Schools should be places to learn, not to teach.”

Should School Teach

Book:Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World

Source: Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World

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