Elisabeth Shue Quotes
People love to talk about how the '70s are the only time they made movies about characters, and adult movies, and complicated people. But in the '80s, they got away with some of those too.
Quotes to Explore
-
I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.
-
I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
-
A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
-
My favorite thing to do in this world is to be on the ice playing hockey and try to entertain fans and bring wins to the Chicago Blackhawks.
-
It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
-
I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
-
You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.
-
Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
-
I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children.
-
We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
-
Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
-
The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
-
Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
-
I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.
-
My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana, in my eighth year... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up... Of course when I came of age, I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher... but that was all.
-
It's easy not to bribe. But it's not so easy to keep a business running at the same time.
-
I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.
-
It's very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef - I'd love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don't want that for my children. When they're older, if people say to them, 'Did you have a chef?' I want them to be shocked by the question.
-
Coming out of 'Wretched and Divine,' I was still wanting to explore the more theatrical elements of songwriting. That led to Andy Black.
-
I'm not sure that when I read 'Treasure Island' for the first time, when I was about 10, I understood all the words or what was going on. But that didn't stop me reading it, and I certainly didn't forget it.
-
I have always valued quiet, and the eternity of it that I face is no more dreadful than the eternity of quiet that preceded my birth.
-
I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.
-
If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.
-
People love to talk about how the '70s are the only time they made movies about characters, and adult movies, and complicated people. But in the '80s, they got away with some of those too.
