https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8dherCfb7U
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A quotation from Tarkovsky, Andrei
Never try to convey your idea to the audience — it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they’ll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) Russian film director, screenwriter, film theorist [Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский]
Sculpting in Time (1986) [tr. Hunter-Blair]
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KEATING: When you read, don’t just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think.
Tom Schulman (b. 1951) American screenwriter, director
Dead Poets Society (1989)
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A quotation by Taylor, A. J. P.
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
A. J. P. Taylor (1906-1990) British historian, journalist, broadcaster [Alan John Percivale Taylor]
(Attributed)
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