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“It's a mistake and misconception to think that one has to state everything clearly and simply for the audience to be able to follow the character, and this is what is bringing American cinema down from its position in the classic golden period. There's this misapprehension that the audience is not smart.”

Thinking States Character Able Mistake Audience Position Periods Smart Golden Cinema Classic Misconception

Author:Asghar Farhadi

“The bible teaches that woman brought sin and death into the world, that she precipitated the fall of the race, that she was arraigned before the judgment seat of Heaven, tried, condemned and sentenced. Marriage for her was to be a condition of bondage, maternity a period of suffering and anguish, and in silence and subjection, she was to play the role of a dependent on man's bounty for all her material wants, and for all the information she might desire...Here is the bible position of woman briefly summed up.”

Source: The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective

“The colored woman of to-day occupies, one may say, a unique position in this country. In a period of itself transitional and unsettled, her status seems one of the least ascertainable and definitive of all the forces which make for our civilization. She is confronted by both a woman question and a race problem.”

May Country Problem Seems Force Race Position Periods Civilization Unique Racism

Book:The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters

Source: The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper: Including A Voice from the South and Other Important Essays, Papers, and Letters

“I mean, these good folks are revolutionizing how businesses conduct their business. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. And so, I hope investors, you know - secondly, I hope investors hold investments for periods of time - that I've always found the best investments are those that you salt away based on economics.”

“I think romance is something that you don't clock or keep track of... you don't manage it in that way. It's something that happens in a moment. Usually, it's in a period of time when you put yourself in an uncomfortable position for the sake of somebody else.”

Thinking Way Moments Happens Romance Position Periods Sake Track Manage Clock Uncomfortable

Author:Ashton Kutcher

“Boris Nemtsov, left his mark on the history of Russia, in politics and public life. He worked on important positions in the difficult transition period for our country. He always openly and honestly stated his position, defended his point of view.”

Life Important Country Politics Left Difficult Views Position Periods Mark Point Of View Honestly Russia Our Country Transition Public Life

Author:Vladimir Putin

“There aren't very many women of color in positions of power, period. Much less on television.”

Position Television Color Periods Position Of Power

Author:Gina Torres

“When you get new people in, you're going to have a breath of fresh air and there's going to be a window when people will decide what direction to go. It'll be determined by outside events, by the personalities that occupy those positions, and by the treatment they receive both from the press and the public, of the honeymoon period.”

People Air Events Position Personality Periods Window Breaths Presses Determined Treatment Fresh Air Honeymoon

Author:Ted Gup

“The job description of mother is clearly in need of revision. As it stands, the shifts are 24 hours, for a period of approximately 1,825 consecutive days. The benefits are sorely in need of amendment: no vacations, no sick leave, no lunch hours, no breaks. Moreover, it is the only unpaid position I know of that can result in arrest if you fail to show up for work.”

Ifs Knows Needs Shows Jobs Mother Hours Results Break Failing Position Periods Benefits Sick Description Lunch Vacation Amendments Revision Consecutive Sick Leave

Author:Mary Blakely

“Size will hurt returns. Look at Berkshire Hathaway - the last five things Warren has done have generated returns that are splendid by historical standards, but now give him $100 billion in assets and measure outcomes across all of it, it doesn't look so good. We can only buy big positions, and the only time we can get big positions is during a horrible period of decline or stasis. That really doesn't happen very often.”

Giving Looks Done Bigs Happens Lasts Hurt Five Position Return Periods Standards Historical Size Billions Horrible Outcomes Assets Decline Only Time Splendid Stasis

Author:Charlie Munger

“Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took over were mainly civil servants: people who were serving the Government.”

People Government Given Position Periods Servant Serving Subordinates Civil Servants

Author:Mahathir Mohamad

“The revolution has its own laws: in the period of its culmination it pushes the most highly developed, determined and far-seeing stratum of the revolutionary class to the most advanced positions.”

Law Class Seeing Position Revolution Periods Determined Revolutionary Culmination

Author:Leon Trotsky

“In about one-third of credit card consolidations, within a short period of time, the cards come back out of the wallet, and in no time at all, they're charged back up. Then you're in an even worse position, because you have the credit card debt and the consolidation loan to worry about. You're in a hole that's twice as deep - and twice as steep.”

Worry Position Periods Thirds Credit Debt Holes Cards Loan Credit Card Wallets Steep Consolidation Credit Card Debt

Author:Jean Chatzky

“I think that is a fair general statement, but I also believe that Senator [Barack] Obama served on a board with Mr. [Bill] Ayers for a period of time, the Woods Foundation, which was a paid directorship position.”

Thinking Believe Position Periods Fairs Paid Foundation Bills Woods Statements Barack Boards Senators

Author:Hillary Clinton