Noreena Hertz I grew up in a highly political home. My mother was the co-chair of the 300 Group, an organisation whose aim was to get more women MPs into parliament, and she herself stood in the 1987 election, the year before she died. – Noreena Hertz Aim Quotes Cochair Quotes Died Quotes Election Quotes Grew Quotes Highly Quotes Mother Quotes Mps Quotes Organisation Quotes Parliament Quotes Political Quotes Stood Quotes Women Quotes If power lies more and more in the hands of corporations rather than governments, the most effective way to be political is not to cast one’s vote at the ballot box, but to do so at the supermarket or at a shareholders’ meeting. When provoked, corporations respond. At the end of the day, philanthropy can only ever be an adjunct to what governments provide. And government coffers need to be replenished.
Hirokazu Kore-eda I particularly relate to the films of Mikio Naruse and Shinichi Kamoshita, a person whose work I watched very much as a child, a director of family dramas for television. – Hirokazu Kore-eda
Shemar Moore It was truly a lesson in don’t take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it’s because of how somebody looks or because of what they’re wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak. – Shemar Moore
Max von Sydow My parents were brought up in families which believed theatre people weren’t to be trusted. But they were nice people. – Max von Sydow
Jennifer Yuh Nelson Qing Cheng Mountain was a direct influence on the mysterious final shot of ‘Kung Fu Panda 2.’ – Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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