Anton Chekhov Quotes
Do you know when you may concede your insignificance? Before God or, perhaps, before the intellect, beauty, or nature, but not before people. Among people, one must be conscious of one’s dignity.
Quotes to Explore
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
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By the general process of epic poetry, I mean the way this form of art has constantly responded to the profound needs of the society in which it was made.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never good for it.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I'm really Wallace Beery in 'The Champ.'
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When you have the first show set in India on American television, there's gonna be a Nervous Nellie kind of vibe.
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It's the federal government's job to secure the border.
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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.
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Our politicians may fail us, but Status Quo always delivers on the promise.
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I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.
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Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
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Oh, yes; you Virginians shed barrels of perspiration while standing off at a distance and superintending the work your slaves do for you. It is different with us. Here it is every fellow for himself, or he doesn't get there.
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I enjoy money.
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I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.
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A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his government is groping.
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With Millais's paintings, it's microscopic; when he does hair, it's extraordinary: you can see every strand.
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Many gloat over their own troubles.
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The physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us.
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People who know me now can't believe I used to be shy, but in some ways I still am.
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Do you know when you may concede your insignificance? Before God or, perhaps, before the intellect, beauty, or nature, but not before people. Among people, one must be conscious of one’s dignity.
