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"Freddy, as a younger man, I was a sculptor, a painter, and a musician. There was just one problem: I wasn't very good. As a matter of fact, I was dreadful. I finally came to the frustrating conclusion that I had taste and style, but not talent. I knew my limitations. We all have our limitations, Freddy. Fortunately, I discovered that taste and style were commodities that people desired. Freddy, what I am saying is: know your limitations. You are a moron."
"A poacher who shoots at rabbits may scare big game away."
"You've been banging on your pots again, haven't you? I've told you... if you keep on doing it, you won't have any pots left."
"I've got culture coming out of my ass."
"[in a childlike voice] Oh, Lawrence! This is the happiest day of my life! I think my testicles are dropping!"
"Fellas, last year I made 3 million dollars, but your 50 thousand was the most fun. Are you ready? Then let's go get 'em."
"Steve Martin - Freddy Benson"
"Michael Caine - Lawrence Jamieson"
"Glenne Headly - Janet Colgate"
"Anton Rodgers - Inspector Andre"
"Barbara Harris - Fanny Eubanks"
"Ian McDiarmid - Arthur"
"Dana Ivey - Mrs. Reed"
"Meagen Fay - Lady from Oklahoma"
"Frances Conroy - Lady from Palm Beach"
"Louis Zorich - Nikos, the Greek millionaire"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.