Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live. – Hans-Georg Gadamer
The speed of communication, the speed of information transfer, the cheapness of communication, the ease of moving things around the world are a difference in kind as well as degree. – Paul A. Volcker
I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different. – Jack Nicholson
I want to make movies that pierce peoples hearts and touch them in some way, even if its just for the night while theyre in the cinema in that moment, I want to bring actual tears to their eyes and goosebumps to their skin. – Russell Crowe