Alanus Ab Quotes & Sayings

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors. — Kyle MacLachlan

Man maketh a death which Nature never made. — Edward Young

Unlawful desires are punished after the effect of enjoying; but impossible desires are punished in the desire itself. — Philip Sidney

If you do everything that everyone else does in business, you're going to lose. The only way to really be ahead, is to 'be different'. — Larry Ellison

We deprive our children, our charges, of persistence. What I am trying to say is that we need to fail, children need to fail, we need to feel sad, anxious and anguished. If we impulsively protect ourselves and our children, as the feel-good movement suggests, we deprive them of learning-persistence skills. — Martin Seligman

I suppose 'My Hollywood' is only as politically meaningful as it is deeply inside the least powerful of its characters. I wanted it to reveal scenes of subtle exploitation, odd instances of accidental power and challenges to decency specific to its time, but also impulses of generosity that transcend our particular era's messes. — Mona Simpson

Some people see acting as a kind of stroll on the beach, and some people see it as a kind of skydive. And I've had lots of strolls on the beach in my life, so I'd like to do a skydive. — Amanda Hale

One difference between libertarianism and socialism is that a socialist society can't tolerate groups of people practicing freedom, but a libertarian society can comfortably allow people to choose voluntary socialism. If a group of people - even a very large group - wanted to purchase land and own it in common, they would be free to do so. The libertarian legal order would require only that no one be coerced into joining or giving up his property. — David Boaz

Lyrical poetry is much the same an every age, as the songs of the nightingales in every spring-time. — Heinrich Heine

History is His story. — James Packer

Empty pockets make empty heads. — William Carlos Williams

Everything you love, enjoy, respect or value will somehow find top priority, even without excessive conscious reminders. Show respect through the way you manage time, especially when others are involved or affected. — Archibald Marwizi

My People: Prepared and never scared, fueled by faith in a sea of despair - we rise and we shine, 'cause it's like that'! — T.F. Hodge

By becoming forgiving, fill yourself with love, and then, with profound kindness, give it away. — Debasish Mridha