In 1993, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film went to Fernando Trueba. In his acceptance speech, he said: “I would like to believe in God in order to thank him but I just believe in Billy Wilder … So, thank you, Mr. Wilder.” The day after, according to Trueba, Wilder phoned him and said: “Fernando, it’s God.”
The Book of Love is long and boring
no one can lift the damn thing
it’s full of charts and facts and figures
and instructions for dancing
When the bird and the book disagree, always believe the bird.
Golda Meir, when she was the Israeli prime minister, once chided one of her ministers: “Don’t be so humble, you’re not that great.”
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Dharma Mittra’s Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures has inspired students for almost 25 years. It hangs in homes and studios all over the world. The poster doesn’t picture one of Dharma’s favorite postures: seated in front of a computer. “I love computers,” Dharma says. “If I could, I would just be in front of the computer all day.”
