

“When people criticize me for not having any respect for existing structures and institutions, I protest. I say I give institutions and structures and traditions all the respect that I think they deserve. That's usually mighty little, but there are things that I do respect. They have to earn that respect. They have to earn it by serving people. They don't earn it just by age or legality or tradition.”
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

“The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.”
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change

“It belonged to the changeless order of things---the man desiring the woman only for what she withholds; the woman worshipping the man for that which she yields up to him. With each concession gained the man′s desire cools; with every surrender made the woman′s adoration increases...”
― McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
― McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
“Film analysis enables us to recognize how the filmmakers have their magic on us, how all the constituent elements of the film have combined to create that magic. Rather than rob us of the pleasures of watching films, this approach affords us the even greater pleasure of deep engagement”
― Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis
― Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis
“To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being.”
― The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking: An Insider's Guide to Making Movies Outside of Hollywood
― The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking: An Insider's Guide to Making Movies Outside of Hollywood

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