"The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellow-men."

-- Robert Green Ingersoll

#Wisdom Quotes #Freedom Quotes #Men Quotes

“I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests”
“We work so hard to get somewhere, to realize a dream, to arrive at some destination, that we often forget that though some satisfaction may be waiting at the end of our endurance and effort, there is great and irreplaceable aliveness in the steps along the way.”

Source : "Approaching Integrity" by Mark Nepo, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 12, 2013.
“Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send your thoughts out towards the real soul or self which has escaped â€” to reach it. For so, surely you will cast a light of gladness upon his onward journey, and contribute your part towards the building of that kingdom of love which links our earth to heaven.”

Source : "Intermediate Types Among Primitive Folk - A Study in Social Evolution".
“When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we don't get a chance to get to it. Myself, I really want to get into it. I want to be the person who eventually doesn't have to be in front of the camera.”
“I think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.”
“If we can send a guy to the moon we can certainly go a quarter of a mile and not get hurt.”
“Boys have a tendency to jump around a lot more than girls. Boys have that desire to want to dunk way more than girls do. It just never seemed like something we could truly fathom and do.”
“The most ironic outcome of the black Civil Rights movement has been the creation of a new black middle class which is increasingly separate from the black underclass.”

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