Dread of Censure = Death of Genius

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Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind: it forces you to stretch your own. – Charles scribner, Jr.

Absence of occupation is not rest. A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. – William Cowper

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. - Frank Capra

The best defensive strategy is the courage to attack yourself. – Al Ries and Jack TroutTh

Do not forget little kindnesses and do not remember small faults. – Chinese proverbs

The dread of censure is the death of genius. – William G. Simms

The easiest person to decieve is one’s self. – Edward Bulwer-Lytten

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Darkly Comical Hollywood Quotes

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The director is the artist of the cinema.

Frank Capra (It’s a Wonderful Life)

Directors have the power to speak to hundreds of millions for two hours—and in the dark.

Movies made here have Americanized the world.

My measure of all things was simple: was it good for Frank Capra.

In short: “the audience is always right” is a safe bet.

There are no rules in film-making, only sins. And the cardinal sin is Dullness.

About Capra

I’d rather be Capra than God. If there is a Capra. – Garson Kanin

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