Are we simply waving farewell to the days when some of the most interesting thinking in Europe and America came to us from our fiction film-makers? BBC2, which once introduced and showed great films, now shows none. - David Hare

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Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else's mouth is a reflection of their heart ... not yours.

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Keep your mouth closed, and let your eyes listen.

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Poetry is the key to the hieroglyphics of nature. - David Hare

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As human beings, we are all not conducting just one narrative but many narratives all at the same time. - David Hare

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The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism. - David Hare

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Smiles are the language of love. - David Hare

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Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail. - David Hare

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No one but a fool is always right. - David Hare

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The one thing that 'Via Dolorosa' has is no opinions. To me, curiosity is 50 times as valuable as opinion. - David Hare

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