Doxiadis Islamabad Quotes

#1. You can't grow if you're going to say: 'The contributions of my predecessors are greater than anything I can ever achieve.' Each generation has to have a chance to find itself.

Christian Scott

#2. It can stand in the way of narration in cases where we want the protagonist to actually go through some kind of catharsis while our own (non-fictional) experiences and stories lead to something banal or completely uninteresting.

Sasa Stanisic

#3. The law is like rope ... useful, necessary, strong, but it can be bent and twisted into all kinds of shapes depending on the occasion.

W.P. Kinsella

#4. In terms of our region, what we need to ensure is that the rise of China [is] conducted in a manner that does not disturb the security and the relative harmony of the region upon which China's prosperity depends. Now - now, that requires careful diplomacy, it requires balancing.

Malcolm Turnbull

#5. You would be surprised how many directors don't know what they want. They might not know what they want until they see it, they might know what they want but no idea how to get it out of the actor, then you've both got a problem.

Ian McKellen

#6. It is easier to recognize the quality of leadership in the behavior of their followers than it is in the behavior of the leader.

Kevin Lowe

#7. Make use of your friends by being of use to them.

Benjamin Franklin