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Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket

Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future. – Gary Ross

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I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first theyre going to love Harry Potter, or they may love The Hunger Games, but after that, theyre going to love the act of reading and wonder, What else can I read? – Gary Ross

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movies
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Most modern science fiction went to school on Dune. Even Harry Potter with its boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion. – Gary Ross

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You cant tell your kids to read if youre just watching television. They have to see you read. And in that respect, I think its important to walk the walk. Its a wonderful shared time. – Gary Ross

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Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it. – Niels Bohr

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The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didnt change the name of our country. – Imelda Marcos

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We may need to change the way we think. As in Israel, I think there should be a mandatory draft, where you go away for the service of your country for three years. – Steven Tyler

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I love what I do, and when I dont love what I do, Ill make a change. – Katy Perry

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