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" When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society. "

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" Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem. "

" I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money. "

" Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer. I am a director. I am a magician. I appear onstage and on the radio. Why are there so many of me and so few of you? "

" There were centuries when civilization had no theater. "

" The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow. "

" When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends. "

" In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something. "

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" I worry a lot about taking care of my dependents, all those perfectly ordinary middle-class preoccupations. "

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" I don't pray because I don't want to bore God. "

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" People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas. "

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" If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. "

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" Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. "

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