"We must learn not to weep and to love what we have left."

“Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty.”

“I found everything so remote but, at the same time, familiar when I occasionally looked into the mountains, rocks, pine trees and plums depicted in old literati paintings. My innermost feeling which was awakened by the same mountains, rocks, pine trees and plums has been totally and utterly changed. Moreover, like an apparition, it hides deep down in my vessels. The very trees and rocks have become the storage of memories and emotions from various eras. Forced by the rapid change of time and perspective, I cannot help but feel urged to face up to these things once again.”

“Our religion seems foolish to you, but so does yours to me. The Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians and the Catholics all have a different God. Why cannot we have one of our own?”

Source : Sitting Bull, Mark Diedrich (1998). “Sitting Bull: The Collected Speeches”

“My life was over, finished, and I’d never seen Pearl Jam play live”

“There's a very fine line between underacting and not acting at all. And not acting is what a lot of actors are guilty of. It amazes me how some of these little numbers with dreamy looks and a dead pan are getting away wit it. I'd hate to see them on stage with a dog act.”

“We might be too proud to admit it as guys, but we still need to learn how to manage responsibility, how to face our challenges.”

Source : "Ryan Reynolds: ‘I Have Daddy Issues’". Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com.

“Hold'em is a game of calculated aggression. If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with.”

“I had a moment a few years ago where I wasn't sure if I was acting for myself or because people expected it of me. A bit of a crisis of faith, I suppose. I did some soul-searching, took a break and decided I was going to live my life only for me.”