Harold W. Dodds Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.
-
I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for that reason I volunteered.
-
If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
-
Every morning I wake up and thank God.
-
Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
-
Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
-
There's a lot more to me than just power.
-
The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing.
-
I must write the book out in my head now, before I sit down.
-
We've tried to make a Superman movie where he does stuff and you go, 'Yeah, if I was Superman, that's what I'd do.' Even though he's an alien, he's more relatable, more human.
-
I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.
-
It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
-
People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.
-
I find myself frequently introducing myself to someone, saying that, you know, I've grown up black and biracial in the United States.
-
I'm happiest when I'm moving.
-
If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future.
-
Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of reality, fueling my own sense of urgency to do my part in reducing the preventable suffering of the incredible women I met.
-
You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
-
Every life is inexplicable, I kept telling myself. No matter how many facts are told, no matter how many details are given, the essential thing resists telling. To say that so and so was born here and went there, that he did this and did that, that he married this woman and had these children, that he lived, that he died, that he left behind these books or this battle or that bridge – none of that tells us very much.
-
I said to myself, 'I've waited a long time in my life to have a child, and I'm missing it, I want to continue to have a career, but not this way.'
-
We spent a month in LA using a pool of musicians, a string arranger called Benjamin Wright, some great backing singers, and it gave tracks like Dynamite, which was written there, that kind of flavour.
-
As a single atom man is an enigma: as a whole he is a mathematical problem. As an individual he is a free agent, as a species the offspring of necessity.
-
My mind speaks English, my heart speaks Russian, and my ear prefers French.
-
A thick head can do as much damage as a hard heart.
