Famous quotes containing the words negative, real and/or interest:
“In a country where misery and want were the foundation of the social structure, famine was periodic, death from starvation common, disease pervasive, thievery normal, and graft and corruption taken for granted, the elimination of these conditions in Communist China is so striking that negative aspects of the new rule fade in relative importance.”
—Barbara Tuchman (19121989)
“O.J. Berman: Well, answer the question now. Is she or isnt she?
Paul: Is she or isnt she what?
O.J. Berman: A phony.
Paul. I dont know. I dont think so.
O.J. Berman: You dont think so, huh? Well, youre wrong. She is. But on the other hand, youre right. Because shes a real phony.”
—George Axelrod (b. 1922)
“Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of ones stomach the separation from terra ... these form the most romantic sensation an explorer has ever known ... this is the only thing I can say about the matter. The utilitarian results do not interest me.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (18991977)