Ninian Smart Quotes
Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can.
Quotes to Explore
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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We have such little mystery in our lives generally because of how we live now. I mean, of course, mystery is all around us, but the way we live our lives now, we're too busy to be bothered with it.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.
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A lot of cats are not that social.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal.
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I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.
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Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel's. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under a McCain administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel's under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.
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I am all for everyone having a voice; I just don't think everyone has earned the microphone. And that's what the Internet has done.
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MWA and The Author's Guild refused to accept me as a member.
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I grew up around really not-normal people. My family is general Hollywood. They're all artists; they're creative people who are advocates for expressing themselves. But I also have to say I'm not impressed with Hollywood.
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I think that dwelling on other people's perception of you is the road to complete madness, unfortunately. I try and resist that.
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Many people have this image of me. For a long time, I cared about that.
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For most of my 20s, I looked like I was 12. Now that I'm pushing 40, I guess I look closer to... 15? It must be my macrobiotic diet. Oh, wait, except that I don't have one of those.
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The best revolutions are unplanned, and the most democratic are leaderless.
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I don't go to the sale rack. But I wouldn't say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful.
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I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
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I was born in Northampton, in Burlington County, West Jersey, in the year 1720.
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We learn the process of emptying out, cleaning house, both within and without.
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I didn't want to be an actor. I wanted to design historical movies like 'Ben-Hur'. I saw this as my life.
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Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life tis most meddled with by other people.
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Life is very difficult and we owe it to our fellow human beings to be as cheerful as we can.
