Donyall Quotes & Sayings

My mother and father were supportive. But in an Italian family, you kind of work with your hands, or you are an engineer or a doctor. But an actor was something they couldn't get hold of. They were afraid I wouldn't be able to make a living, and for many years, they were right. — Michael Rispoli

I keep wondering at night, 'Will I have a bank the next morning, or will some technology company be doing banking without needing a bank?' — Uday Kotak

No one should take away the wrong lessons from the Jewish and Christian plight in the face of the modern world. Can others presume to step forward blithely to take over the baton? Hardly. The modern world's challenge to religion is not escaped so easily. The sorry state of these two biblical faiths under the impact of modernity is actually a compliment to them and a caution to others. Those first hit by modernity are those worst hit, but this is a backhanded acknowledgement of their leadership. Similarly, those farther behind may appear to be better off, but only so long as they stay farther behind and don't engage with the challenges of the modern word. — Os Guinness

Marcone's scum, but he's his own scum -Harry Dresden — Jim Butcher

As a young singer, you have to get experience somehow, to try things out and grow as a singer. They way you do that is by going through the ranks and singing at companies like Opera Birmingham. It's a perfect place to foster a career. — Susanna Phillips

Everything that we know is within our universe, and everything within our universe is moulded by the conditions of space, time, and causation. — Swami Vivekananda

The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers but won't tell. — William Golding

Let me tell you that every misery I miss is a new blessing. — Izaak Walton

Oh, absolutely, it felt more serious than your typical job. One of the things that got us through how difficult the shooting actually was was that we are telling a real story. — John C. Reilly