J. Irwin Miller Quotes
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.
Quotes to Explore
-
You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'
-
I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
-
What I love about what I get to do is that I'm allowed to create the stories that I want to tell with minimal interference by some very big corporations like Microsoft and Sprint and EA and BioWare. The advantage that these tech companies have is that they understand the space organically, versus traditional media companies.
-
I want to pursue a career in film.
-
Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.
-
The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.
-
I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
-
In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
-
I don't feel as if I belong to an age group.
-
Of course, individuals vary greatly within each racial group and should be treated as such.
-
If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably still be peddling jewelry or be in the sugar mills somewhere.
-
I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
-
I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.
-
There are constant challenges in the drawing process, especially in a period piece, and therein lay the fun.
-
I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
-
I have a really hard time abiding by falsehoods being left in place.
-
I'd like to be more spontaneous.
-
When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.
-
The last thing any sane person wants is a jihad.
-
I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors.
-
In the end, it's your job to own the role, and in the end, you are playing certain aspects of your own self, even.
-
You're hoping for a new CBA because it frees up a lot of money for all of us.
-
The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with.
