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Oliver North Military Officer, Political Commentator
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"And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen"

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"Documentaries are a powerful and effective way of bridging the gap between worlds, breaking through to new audiences that wouldn't otherwise be engaged - in essence, not preaching to the choir."

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"I was excited to explore and see the world. I'd been traveling since I was 6 months old, so I was never fearful of getting on a plane and going somewhere - even America."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"What's wrong with the world and what can we do to change it?"

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Orson Welles Director, Actor, Producer
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"[The movies] make the sort of comment only a novel can make, an allusion to the world in which people live, the psychological and economic motivations, the influences of the period in which they lived."

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Malcolm Gladwell Journalist, Author
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"There are some people, who I'll charitably call snobs, who are dismissive of any conversation that doesn't begin with the full level of complexity. That's just not how the world works."

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Karl Kraus Playwright, Journalist
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"The real end of the world is the destruction of the spirit; the other kind depends on the insignificant attempt to see whether after such a destruction the world can go on."

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Karl Marx Philosopher, Economist
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"One of the most difficult tasks confronting philosophers is to descend from the world of thought to the actual world."

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Ilchi Lee Author
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"When you find the absolute values, you are important to this world because you know what is important. Those who know what is truly important are helpful to this world, because they won't put their personal concerns before what is important to all."

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Oscar Wilde Writer
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"It is love, and not German philosophy, that is the true explanation of the world, whatever may be the explanation of the next."

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