Mario Cuomo Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
-
A British porch is a musty, forbidding non-room in which to fling a sodden umbrella or a muddy pair of boots; a guard against the elements and strangers. By contrast the good ol' American front porch seems to stand for positivity and openness; a platform from which to welcome or wave farewell; a place where things of significance could happen.
-
I wouldn't wish overnight success on anyone. You have no real friends. Everyone works endless hours at different studios, so far apart. Even on your own lot, relationships were formal and often competitive.
-
I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
-
The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
-
I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing.
-
When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
-
For fiction, I'm not particularly nationalistic. I'm not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.
-
The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.
-
I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.
-
At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics!
-
I am not into publicity. I'm not good at it. I get anxiety about it.
-
I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
-
I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.
-
Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.
-
So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too, so I thought Islamic studies would be good.
-
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
Garry Kasparov -
I have a study now - I used not to. I also love working in cafes; ignoring noise is good for concentration.
-
I think one of the things that writers and creative artists generally have to deal with is the censors that we have in our heads, the voices that we have that say you better not tell that and don't tell that, and people will think you're not a good girl, and your grandmother's going to be mad at you and all of those things.
-
Run from being good. Chase being great.
-
Whatever else it was, Adolf Hitler's short-lived regime was also a colossal industrial process by which the wealth and productive power of much of Europe was wrenched from its normal purposes and converted into a machine for killing.
-
I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better.
-
You need a balance in life. You just cannot be all the time on an adrenalin peak. You need to recharge.
-
I wish I were as good a man as my son is.
