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The past is never dead. It is not even past.

Best moment from the Golden Globes: The Cecil B. Demille award being given to Martin Scorsese last night. I have to say, this was the one moment that ended up staying with me. I mean, consider you have (film titan) Scorsese quoting (literary great) Faulkner. ( go to clip at minute 2:25 ) I f you watch nothing else from the Golden Globes, you have to see this because it's so rich with inspiration. (And it sort-of makes up for Avatar winning best picture.) I've been mulling this quote over all day. To a rainy, southern-Californian, subconscious soundtrack to "Taxi Driver." "The past is never dead. It's not even past." So simple. So liberating. You know, after years of trying to get by in a world propelled by decades of "Oprah" self-help bullshit, I just can't get past how liberating it is to hear someone of substance say this. So, thank you, Scorsese. And Faulkner. And Cecil B. DeMille, and every great artist for bringing us the pric