Max Lerner Quotes

I have a simple principle for the conduct of life- never to resist an adequate temptation.

Max Lerner

Quotes to Explore

I was practically driven to Rome in order to obtain the opportunities for art culture and to find a social atmosphere where I was not constantly reminded of my color. The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor.

Edmonia Lewis
- Art
- Culture
- Color
But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.

Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Sky
- Grandma
- Woods
For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.

Oscar Isaac
- Character
- Start
- Shoes
I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.

Ian Mckellen
- Up
- Good
- Never
If you substitute marijuana for tobacco and alcohol, you'll add eight to 24 years to your life.

Jack Herer
- Life
- Alcohol
- Marijuana
Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.

E. O. Wilson
- Growth
- End
- Win