Erich Segal Quotes
Quiet heroism or youthful idealism, or both? What do we know? That life without heroism and idealism is not worth living - or that either can be fatal?
Quotes to Explore
-
Who said that artists should sell their soul, expose everything about themselves?
-
Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.
-
I've actually done a lot of comedy.
-
The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.
-
'The Larry Sanders Show,' it's actually about love, which would sound like a paradox at first. But if that love didn't exist, the darker attitudes would not play. You would have a one-dimensional, cynical show, which I don't think the show was.
-
Continuing a Lenten series on prayer: Prayer is co-operation with God. It is the purest exercise of the faculties God has given us - an exercise that links these faculties with the Maker to work out the intentions He had in mind in their creation.
-
All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.
-
I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
-
As a longtime fan of talk radio, I'm very worried about the low opinion that conservative hosts and callers have of the American artist. Art is portrayed as a scam, a rip-off and snow job pushed by snobbish elites.
-
You are never really prepared for criticism.
-
It was the 'Gaucho' album that finished us off. We had pursued an idea beyond the point where it was practical. That album took about two years, and we were working on it all of that time - all these endless tracking sessions involving different musicians. It took forever, and it was a very painful process.
-
Ironically, my paintings don't photograph well.
-
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.
-
I would love to do an electronic record. There's just so much to see and do and try. And life goes by.
-
It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.
-
I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway.
-
After almost 30 years of playing this sport, I've learned something. I've learned that, no matter what happens, or happened... or where you are, or where you've been... at the end of the day: tennis is tennis. It's always, always tennis. And there's nothing better.
-
When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.
-
I spent two years living in London - I'd have stayed for ever if I could have got a work visa. It was there I started collecting vinyl and fell in love with the sounds of the 1970s.
-
Once something is memorable, it's living and you're using it. That to me is the foundation of a creative society.
-
The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go.
-
Why is it that the hot chicks never can sing?
-
Quiet heroism or youthful idealism, or both? What do we know? That life without heroism and idealism is not worth living - or that either can be fatal?
