Ferrer Quotes & Sayings

Governments have ever been known to hold a high hand over the education of the people. They know, better than anyone else, that their power is based almost entirely on the school. Hence, they monopolize it more and more. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

The truth is I made a few good movies in the '50s, then went into freefall. — Jose Ferrer

'RoboCop' was maybe the best summer of my entire life. — Miguel Ferrer

I think 'On The Air' was a little too bizarre for TV. — Miguel Ferrer

Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public. — Mel Ferrer

She lived her life believing in the power of simplicity. Whether it had to do with fashion, work or relationships, she used to say, "Boil it all down to what counts the most: What is the essence of what you are trying to do, what is the most important thing? Things only get complicated when you are trying to address too many issues. — Sean Hepburn Ferrer

You can write 'little beast' if you want, but my name is David Ferrer. — David Ferrer

Her deep romantic nature prevented her from demanding, from asking for that quenching. She wanted it to come freely, like flowers that are sent and not requested. — Sean Ferrer

We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to earth. I will miss coming here every week. — Miguel Ferrer

We will not, therefore, lose our time praying to an imaginary god for things which our own exertions alone can procure. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. — Miguel Ferrer

I am more important than my problems. — Jose Ferrer

I desire that on no occasion ... shall demonstrations of a political or religious character be made before my remains. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

The enormously diverse culture where people can agree and disagree is just amazing, and to learn about the events that took place here over millennia has been fantastic. It's a trip I'll never forget. — Miguel Ferrer

I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier. — Miguel Ferrer

It is a conspicuous fact in our modern Christian society that as a result and cumulation of our partriarchal development, the woman does not belong to herself ... Man has made her a perpetual minor. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

We can make ourselves actors, but only the audience can make a star. — Jose Ferrer

We must destroy all which in the present school answers to the organization of constraint, the artificial surroundings by which children are separated from nature and life, the intellectual and moral discipline made use of to impose ready-made ideas upon them, beliefs which deprave and annihilate natural bent. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

We are convinced that the education of the future will be of an entirely spontaneous nature; certainly we can not as yet realize it, but the evolution of methods in the direction of a wider comprehension of the phenomena of life, and the fact that all advances toward perfection mean the overcoming of restraint,--all this indicates that we are in the right when we hope for the deliverance of the child through science. — Francisco Ferrer

I think New York is destined to have a Democratic mayor, and I want Freddy Ferrer to be that mayor. — John Catsimatidis

I remember seeing a movie with Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney where they were husband and wife, and they got in bed, and he had on polka-dot pajamas and she had on striped pajamas, and when they got up the next morning he had on the striped pajamas and she had the polka dot pajamas, and that was considered racy at that time! — Bob Newhart

Her emotional world was simple: If you love with all your might and take care of the other, he or she will do the same in return. How disappointing it is when we realise the world isn't that way. — Sean Ferrer

When thier god and his exploiters cease to be adored and served, we shall live like comrades in mutual affection. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

I curl up inside and freeze when I have to act. I much prefer sitting on the sidelines and trying to get the best out of other people. — Mel Ferrer

Opening paragraph for The Last Gods of Indochine:

"It was hard to believe the human body could contain so much water, and yet, there it all was. Phrai twisted the cloth and watched it plop in dull patters on the ground, the pocked earth sponging up sound as well. Sweat had been seeping out his employer for weeks, and he had been at the dying man's side all the while, pouring fresh water back into his mouth with the devotion of a nun. Phrai imagined nearly half the man had been absorbed and squeezed from these rags, creating small pools just outside the hut. In another part of the world, that half of him would evaporate out of existence, but here it could not; the thick air held eternity at bay. — Samuel Ferrer

A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate. — Jose Ferrer

Let no more gods or exploiters be served Let us learn rather to love one another. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

I've acted just to get to directing. — Mel Ferrer

I always try and do my best and put out the best and find the best in me, as well. But I'm not thinking about it beforehand. — David Ferrer

You are more important than your problems. — Jose Ferrer

My favorite place in the whole world is Jackson Hole, Wyoming. — Miguel Ferrer

Winning a Grand Slam is not something I'll think about. — David Ferrer

Exhaustion without reward is torture. — Kerlynne Ferrer

When the masses become better informed about science, they will feel less need for help form supernatural Higher Powers. The need for religion will end when man becomes sensible enough to govern himself. — Francesc Ferrer I Guardia

Tennis doesn't owe me anything. Tennis is one of the fairest sports. It's given me so many extraordinary feelings. — David Ferrer

The quality of education that children receive early in life has a bearing on their later life that we may never fully understand. — Miguel Ferrer