Louis Susman Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
-
It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they were found because it was possible to find them.
-
I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
-
The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
-
All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.
-
I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
-
Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
-
But eventually it is a game of cricket.
-
This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
-
As a result, the highly civilized man can endure incomparably more than the savage, whether of moral or physical strain. Being better able to control himself under all circumstances, he has a great advantage over the savage.
-
Giving only 50% of your fortune is not enough.
-
A lot of my fans are young and hip and enjoy my pop album and know the lyrics to those songs as well, which is a real compliment to me.
-
I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
-
I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
-
I think there is a poem out there for everyone, to be an entrance into the poetry and a relationship with it.
-
When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.
-
I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do so.
-
I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does.
-
I don't like planning, because it robs me of freedom, so I'd like a 24 hours that was full of surprises.
-
I'm so happy to have all this support from everyone around the world, and I'm forever thankful for all of them.
-
America's not just [about] looking out for yourself, it's not just about greed, it's not just about trying to climb to the very top and keep everybody else down. ... Hard work, that's a value. Looking out for one another, that's a value. The idea that we're all in it together and [that] I'm my brother's keeper and [my] sister's keeper, that's a value.
-
My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.
-
The president is the cube of ice one places in the pot of a houseplant, providing a steady amount of nourishment over the course of a hot day. A good description of the job and also a fantastic bit of practical household advice.
-
Sometimes, I think I have the best job in the world.
