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“Have the confidence to be your own person.”
Source : "Olivia Hussey—Romeo and Juliet". GrouchoReviews interview, grouchoreviews.com. January 10, 2008.
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“Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals.”
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“You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns.”
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“For many decades now - and certainly during my adult life in academe - the Western intellectual world has not been convinced that theology is a pursuit that can be engaged in with intellectual honesty and integrity.”
Source : Arthur Peacocke (2004). “Evolution: The Disguised Friend of Faith?”, p.160, Templeton Foundation Press
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“I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.”
Source : Speech in April 17, 1989. "Human Rights Policies in Chile: The Unfinished Struggle for Truth and Justice" by Silvia Borzutzky, 2017.
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“Nowhere have I found words more powerful than those in the Psalms. Their fervid poetry cleanses one, gives one strength, brings hope in moments of darkness. Makes one look critically into oneself, convict oneself, and wash one's heart clean with one's own tears. It is the ever-burning fire of love, of gratitude, humility, and truth.”
Source : Svetlana Alliluyeva (1969). “Only One Year”
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“There are so many low points with stand-up. You are perpetually humiliated, so it doesn't really matter anymore. I don't have any dignity left to lose. An audience can't hurt you anymore when you've been completely dismantled.”