George H. White Quotes
It is hardly fair to accuse us of ignorance when it was made a crime under the former order of things to learn enough about letters to even read the Word of God.
Quotes to Explore
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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The little I know I owe to my ignorance.
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When you have a diagnosis of cancer, or any serious illness, your choices are basically to be passive and kind of accept whatever is offered you, or to be active and to learn about your disease, and understand your options, and be an active partner with your doctor. That's the course I took with all three of my cancers.
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On the streets, hanging out with the fellows, there are things you learn that no book can teach you.
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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.
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Ignorance of the facts of life gave me my beloved son, Dickon, but at what cost to both him and me, I cannot hazard a guess.
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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.
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I think 'In The Heat Of The Night' was one of the most influential films on me. Looking back now, I can see how influential it was on my screenwriting because here you have what looks to be a crime procedural, and it's actually a study in race and loneliness, and a perception of an era.
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I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.
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You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.
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To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it.
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I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that.
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Learn to say no in situations where saying no can be difficult, where it could mean getting fired. Say no anyway, because it could lead you to greater opportunities.
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I'm a big fan of movies, but I'm a bigger fan of filmmaking itself. I fell in love with it when I was very young, and I have always loved to learn the craft, every aspect of it.
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Learn to see things as they really are, not as we imagine they are.
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The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
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The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know.
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If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.
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An incident that left an impression on me was the 1999 sub-junior national boxing championship held in Calcutta. I had trained extremely hard to get there but got kicked out in the first round itself. 'If others can win, why can't you?' I repeatedly asked myself.
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Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, later felt betrayed as the original concept of equal individual opportunity evolved toward the concept of equal group results.
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Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.
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It is hardly fair to accuse us of ignorance when it was made a crime under the former order of things to learn enough about letters to even read the Word of God.
