Jeannette Rankin Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.
-
Let's see if we can't get this war behind us now. Certainly, the man in the street, the common person there, wants to have this war behind him. I think a lot of the soldiers are very war-weary too.
-
As a younger actor, I had delusions. I would dream of Scorsese and De Niro; I would meet people, and it would be like this, and it would change moviemaking in France, and Paris would become the center of the world.
-
The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
-
It's so hard for me to wrap my head around the concept of truth, I don't even know what people mean by it.
-
Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
-
Acting, and the privilege of being able to do it for a living, is so important to me. I don't turn up and just hope for the best. I really fret about it. I do my homework; I prepare myself for the experience of playing a particular character.
-
The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.
-
Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
-
If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
-
We're still leaderless. We still don't have strong organizations that are fighting for us; there isn't a national AIDS organization out there worth squat in my opinion.
-
The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do.
-
I would really love to play a superhero. That is definitely up there on my list. Captain Marvel especially. That would be so cool.
-
I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
-
Why should anyone be interested in my life? It's the prurience I find so extraordinary. Why, why, oh why should my private life be of any interest to the public? The only people who should be interested are my friends.
-
You can't get rid of it with exercise alone. You can do the most vigorous exercise and only burn up 300 calories in an hour. If you've got fat on your body, the exercise firms and tones the muscles. But when you use that tape measure, what makes it bigger? It's the fat!
-
One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it.
-
Now I have the voice of a 16-year-old. I'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.
-
We tend to think of World War II and all the atrocities that happened, and people say, 'Never again.' But these things are still happening. The Amnesty International files are big.
-
He read reports, examined evidence, and poured more reports up the chain than the Pentagon could read. Nothing short of a human sieve. But in the end he was just one small piece on this game board called war. End of story
-
Now, you mummy's darlings, get a rift on them boots. Definitely shine em, my little curly-headed lambs, for in our mob, war or no war, you die with clean boots on.
-
The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.
-
The fact that maybe I had some success playing G'Kar doesn't guarantee me three years later that I can still do it, so I have to keep my senses alive and still be working on it.
-
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
