"One doesn't simply write about Lyndon Johnson. You get the Johnson treatment from beyond the grave - arm around you, nose to nose. I should admit that he also reminds me of my father, quite an overbearing and narcissistic character. And in some ways, he reminds me of myself. Another workaholic."

-- Robert Dallek

#Father Quotes #Writing Quotes #Character Quotes

“If I wanted to develop a scenario to destroy America, I would do what the Republicans are doing. Take the brightest and best young black men off the streets, put them in jail, make them meaner than hell for 8 or 10 years and then turn them lose in a society where there are plenty of guns for them to play with.”
“Cooking for people is an enormously significant expression of generosity and soulfulness...”
“Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.”
“You have the Savior of the world on your side. If you seek His help and follow His directions, how can you fail?”
“To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.”

Source : "From Grandmother with Love". Book by Becky Kelly and Patrick Regan, 2005.
“We must ensure that every worker has healthcare and is able to save for their retirement. We must ensure that our workers have safe and health working conditions.”
“Sensible policies on global warming should weight the costs of slowing climate change against the benefits of slower climate change. Ironically, recent policy initiatives, such as the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, have been introduced without any attempt to link the emissions controls with the benefits of the lower emissions.”

Source : William D. Nordhaus, Joseph Boyer (2003). “Warming the World: Economic Models of Global Warming”, p.69, MIT Press
“I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.”

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