Othmar Lechner Quotes & Sayings

Man can see his reflection in water only when he bends down close to it, and the heart of man, too, must lean down to the heart of his fellow; then it will see itself within his heart. — Hannah More

There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything. — George Gordon Byron

How are you feeling, man?" he asks me.
"Great," I tell him, and it is purely the truth. Doves clatter up out of a bare tree and turn at the same instant, transforming themselves from steel to silver in the snow-blown light. I know at that moment that the drug is working. Everything before me has become suddenly, radiantly itself. How could Carlton have known this was about to happen? "Oh," I whisper. His hand settles on my shoulder.
"Stay loose, Frisco," he says. "There's not a thing in this pretty world to be afraid of. I'm here."
I am not afraid. I am astonished. I had not realized until this moment how real everything is. A twig lies on the marble at my feet, bearing a cluster of hard brown berries. The broken-off end is raw, white, fleshly. Trees are alive.
"I'm here," Carlton says again, and he is. — Michael Cunningham

Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back. — Arthur Rubinstein

If you're looking for a place to rest Cold Mountain is good for a long stay The breeze blowing through the dark pines Sounds better the closer you come And under the trees a white haired man Mumbles over his Taoist texts Ten years now he hasn't gone home He's even forgotten the road he came by — Hanshan

I'm always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters. — Ben Stiller

The stubbornness of a weak man should never be underestimated. The weak tend to be very stubborn when they've decided on something. — Frederick Forsyth

We're in danger of losing a huge piece of our cultural inheritance to thugs and looters, if we haven't lost it already. — R.A. Mathis

I got to direct a human interest sports drama - to this day, one of my proudest achievements in my career and a source of undying pride. — Bill Paxton