Howard Baker Quotes
Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.
Quotes to Explore
-
The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.
-
I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
-
My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.
-
I neither will aspire to nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief.
-
Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
-
Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed.
-
For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
-
As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.
-
I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can have a hero that looks like them as well.
-
I don't play the role of a villain, really, but I like playing anti-hero kind of roles. I like characters where there's conflict, drama, and more personal investment than just being heroes.
-
If I have any advice to give to the Syrian president it is to cooperate for the sake of the investigation or for the sake of uncovering the truth.
-
I don't necessarily prefer playing villains. I know a lot of people say they are more fun, but if the scriptwriter has done their work well, you can find something realistic in a villain and find the mistakes in a hero - it's all down to the writing.
-
I liked the idea of creating a new pop-culture, folkloric hero character that I created with 'Django' that I think's gonna last for a long time. And I think as the generations go on and everything, you know, my hope is it can be a rite of passage for black fathers and their sons. Like, when are they old enough to watch 'Django Unchained'?
-
One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.
-
The truth is that I've always wanted to be an actor, ever since I was a child. I used to see these English movies which were shown to us in our school every Saturday, and then I used to enact the hero's part in my head.
-
We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb.
-
Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.
-
My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.
-
The prudent see only the difficulties, the bold only the advantages, of a great enterprise; the hero sees both; diminishes the former and makes the latter preponderate, and so conquers.
-
In every story I've written with Batman, there's an element of justice - you never want to have the story end on a defeatist or a cynical note.
-
If I need to steal from a difficult spot, I like to use a 'bottom-up' attention strategy to direct the focus.
-
You know when you meet somebody and they're just good people? That's Andy Samberg.
-
Eventually, somebody is going to be a hero, and somebody's going to be president. Not necessarily the same person.
