Stephen Ambrose Quotes
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.
Quotes to Explore
-
All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
-
I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
-
Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
-
I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
-
Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
-
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
-
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
-
There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
-
Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.
-
Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
-
Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
-
Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
-
Quarterback is not a position that you come in having not played it your whole life.
-
If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
-
I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
-
Let me encourage you, if someone has wronged you, and you still get that cringing feeling on the inside when you see or think about that person, take it to God and allow Him to keep your heart soft and sensitive.
-
I never doubted that I would be a good mayor. I never did.
-
Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor.
-
Americans know our only response in the face of mounting risks from climate change must be the swift transition to a clean energy economy. We do not have the luxury of burying our heads in the sand.
-
I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
-
I try to keep everything under wraps. Everything I can do to make sure people don't know what they're getting themselves into, I will do it.
-
All your acts affect all the people, people that you don't even know. So we have to live with responsibility. We have to live knowing that we're not the only ones here and you're affecting somebody else always.
-
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.
