One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.
“light up a lifetime” conveys the idea that hope can have a lasting, life-altering impact.
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One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.
The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.
When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
That smell of freshly cut grass makes me think of Friday night football in high school. The smell of popcorn and cigar smoke reminds me of the stadium. The cutting of the grass reminds me of the August practice.
My friends are people who like building cool stuff. We always have this joke about people who want to just start companies without making something valuable. There’s a lot of that in Silicon Valley.
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.
When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.
Where do murderers go, man! Who’s to doom, when the judge himself is dragged to the bar?
We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay – and rise!
A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.
As a kid, before I could play music, I remember baseball being the one thing that could always make me happy.
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