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For me, as a writer who comes from quite a naturalistic tradition, British screenwriting is quite delicate, quite small, and rarified in a way.


Simon Beaufoy

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SIMON MAINWARING The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
SIMON SINEK One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. ...
SIMON SINEK Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.
SIMON SINEK Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.
SIMON SINEK Infinity is a way to describe the incomprehensible to the human mind. In a way, it notates a mystery...
SIMON MCBURNEY Memorable occasions should be brief, and so should be the expressions of appreciation.
SIMON KUZNETS When, over fifty years ago, I first became interested in economics - as a discipline that provided t...
SIMON KUZNETS