Alistair Maclean Quotes

...the men of the Ulysses had no need to stand in shame...many had found, or were finding, that the point of no return was not necessarily the edge of the precipice: it could be the bottom of the valley, the beginning of the long climb up the far slope, and when a man had once begun that climb he never looked back to that other side.

Alistair Maclean

Quotes to Explore

Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.

Walter Raleigh
- Fear
- Fall
- Climb
I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.

J. Michael Straczynski
- Sense
- Living
- Lucky
For me, I can't watch violence when it's too grotesque, and it's just like, that's revolting to watch. I don't enjoy it. But when it's a Tarantino film, I'm lining up outside the door to see it, and I'm expecting to see something really crazy, a lot of blood, and for it to be funny.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
- Up
- Funny
- Crazy
Consider well this fact: As long as the German people does not arise and use force directed by its own will, the assassination of the people will continue.

Karl Liebknecht
- People
- Long
- Own
I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.

Rachel Ward
- Up
- Age
- Acting
On set I keep myself to myself; I'd rather the director speak up. I'm not gonna direct a younger actor. I think the power of example works best, actually.

Gary Oldman
- Up
- Power
- Myself