Bryan Lee O'Malley Quotes
I'm always exploring other people: trying to figure out myself, trying to figure out everyone.
Quotes to Explore
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I loved the world of imagination.
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Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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When the Bible was first published, bathhouses were mandatory, no one could read, and only the people in the Church could write.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
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I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
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When I first started, I just wanted to work. I wouldn't necessarily do anything, but I'd pretty much almost do anything at the very beginning.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said - and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded - 'It's like hair color. It's nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. It's not a subject.' This was a very healthy attitude.
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I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.
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I'm always exploring other people: trying to figure out myself, trying to figure out everyone.
