Living On A Jet Plane Quotes & Sayings

Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not. — Kevin Spacey

We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary.'
What is that, grandmother?'
To understand other people.'
Yes, grandmother. I must be fair - for if I'm not fair to other people, I'm not worth being understood myself. I see. — George MacDonald

We just believe in what we make and we're in a very fortunate position to be able to make stuff regardless of what model that follows. — Thomas Tull

We learn to avoid blocking others, interfering with others, because that will decrease our happiness, slow our vibratory rate and generally bring us down and make us miserable. — Frederick Lenz

But I knew - in the old days, if a song was a good song, I don't care if it was 'Yellow Submarine' or, you know, or 'The Times They Are a-Changin' or 'Don't Be Cruel', you knew it, you know? You heard that song, and you were talking about it, and you knew it. — Don McLean

A writer should always have some profession which brings him into close contact with the reality's of life. — Vicki Baum

I truly believe that the death of my mother has made me the way I am today. I am a survivor, mentally strong, determined, stronwilled, self-reliant, and independent. I also keep most of my pain, anger and feelings inside. I refuse to be vulnerable to anyone, especially my husband. The only people who see that more emotional or softer side are my children. That too because of my mother. — Hope Edelman

Don't stay when you know you should go or go when you know you should stay. Don't fight when you should hold steady or hold steady when you should fight. — Cheryl Strayed

Which choice do you think is easier? One that comes with a threat? Or one that comes from love? — Dan Skinner

It's natural for a man to defend what's dear to him: his own life, his home, his family. But in order to make him fight on behalf of his rulers, the rich and powerful who are too cunning to fight their own battles-in short to defend not himself but people whom he's never met and moreover would not care to be in the same room with him-you have to condition him into loving violence not for the benefits it bestows on him but for its own sake. Result: the society has to defend itself from its defenders, because what's admirable in wartime is termed psychopathic in peace. It's easier to wreck a man than to repair him. Ask any psychotherapist. And take a look at the crime figures among veterans. — John Brunner

My father was from Northern Ireland, and coming from somewhere like that, your faith defines you. That's something we don't really understand outside Northern Ireland, but because of my parents and grandparents, I've experienced it. — Anna Maxwell Martin

The people we admire the most are rooted in nature, but have surpassed nature. — David Brooks

And, you know, you never really summon all of your strength until you know that there's no way back, no way to go but onward. — Kim Stanley Robinson