Walking In The Rain famous quotes

Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams.

Everyone fails. Everyone is constantly failing. It is all part of life, and especially this job of being an actor.

A society that does not defend itself is doomed. A system that remains passive in the face of attack deserves to go under. Those unwilling to defend freedom will become unfree. To stand idly by is to commit suicide.

I've now been in this country for thirteen years, since I was seventeen. So this is my second home.

I tell my students that when you write, you should pretend you’re writing the best letter you ever wrote to the smartest friend you have. That way, you’ll never dumb things down. You won’t have to explain things that don’t need explaining. You’ll assume an intimacy and a natural shorthand, which is good because readers are smart and don’t wish to be condescended to.

I was profoundly embarrassed by it (the White Australia Policy) and did all I could to change it.

Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments.

Eleanor Roosevelt doesn't ever do anything that is going to hurt her husband. She tries things out on him. She gets permission to do things. The amazing thing, I think, historically, is that he says, "Go do it. If you can make this happen, I'll follow you."

If I could have enough money that I know I could buy a house someday, and if I want to have kids, I could raise them - I don't need the money grab. I don't need to have a mansion. I just need to be creative and happy.

We can only protect liberty by making it relevant to the modern world.