Edward Kennedy Quotes
The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think I am evangelical in my work.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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I have been, and will remain, outspoken in my insistence that Israel has a right to live in peace and security.
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You can stroke people with words.
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Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Let's continue to move forward.
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But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth; that is the happiness of being truly loved.
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The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions.
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There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love - every man works his oar voluntarily!
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Color is a plastic means of creating intervals... color harmonics produced by special relationships, or tensions. We differentiate now between formal tensions and color tensions, just as we differentiate in music between counterpoint and harmony.
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I've learnt that you are who you are, and in the end, if you don't believe it, then no one will.
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Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.
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We're not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and Michael Jacksons of the world, but rather assisting infertile couples that deserve the right to have a biological child to have one.
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It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.
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I wrote 'The Room', 'The Birthday Party', and 'The Dumb Waiter' in 1957, I was acting all the time in a repertory company, doing all kinds of jobs, traveling to Bournemouth and Torquay and Birmingham.
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When you have enough money the law is a reed that will always bend your way.
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In real life, people fumble their words. They repeat themselves and stare blankly off into space and don't listen properly to what other people are saying. I find that kind of speech fascinating but screenwriters never write dialogue like that because it doesn't look good on the page.
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As a child, I was a clown. I didn't hesitate to make a fool of myself and I would love to completely take on wacky characters.
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My solo shows require a sit-down, indoor space.
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In any creative field-any creative field-you must first understand that you have no value whatsoever. Your work has no value whatsoever. You are completely worthless. Whatever potential you have is just that-potential-and when you are discussing self-publishing a comic book, you have about the same chance of success as 10 thousand others. (p. 21)
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There is no heroic poem in the world but is at bottom a biography, the life of a man.
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The Constitution does not just protect those whose views we share; it also protects those with whose views we disagree.
