Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
-
One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
-
All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
-
I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
-
Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
-
I don't like it when people don't look me dead in the eye. I move my head around trying to catch their eye.
-
I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations.
-
Golf is not easy.
-
I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
-
I think actors have a choice of drawing attention to themselves or living on the outskirts.
-
Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
-
I don't like to direct myself.
-
I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker.
-
I can say with a level of confidence that Islam is not a religion of war, only because the majority of Muslims don't subscribe to that perspective, not because there's something inherent in the text that tells me it's a religion of peace.
-
I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.
-
I feel Dress for Success is basically about empowering women who were in a disadvantaged situation. The act of wearing a suit when she's walking in the door, it's so powerful - it's about gaining control of their lives and situations.
-
I did one of those 'born again' things and invited Jesus to become the chairman of the board, of my life.
-
Many great founders have one or more big failures on their track record. What makes them great is that they eventually succeed despite that.
-
I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like.
-
The history of Bitcoin trading is a bubble, a correction, consolidation, and another increase. It's happened four times, and it will happen again.
-
I say to people who care for people who are dying, if you really love that person and want to help them, be with them when their end comes close. Sit with them - you don't even have to talk. You don't have to do anything but really be there with them.
-
I suppose I was dying again, so I asked the Lord of Permanent Affection for the strength to live the day. Clearly, the answer came in the affirmative." "I didn't know there was such a Fellow," Buttercup said. "Neither did I, in truth, but if He didn't exist, I didn't much want to either.
-
It simply comes down to this, Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying.
