If you get so unequal that people believe they don't have a chance, that the field isn't level for them and their children, that puts democracy at risk.
I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra.
Maybe you are the 'cool' generation If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.
Listen to other people tell their story, but don't believe them. You know that it's just a story that is only true for them, but listen because the communication can be wonderful.
I do not consider myself a feminist. I do not believe that by doing female-oriented films that depict a woman fighting the system, we can change the system.
I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person.
I'm a native of L.A. I've seen the city change and develop over time, and I still believe there's no place like home.
I was taught over and over again that the accumulation of random mutations led to evolutionary change - led to new species. I believed it until I looked for evidence.
It's very difficult for the American people to believe that our government, one of the richest on Earth, is also one of the stingiest on Earth.
I think it's natural for anyone that participates in a public debate to advocate for the most extreme version that they can, particularly if they believe that government tends to compromise.
I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution.
The aging of the U.S. population is a theme that we believe strongly in and the health care sector is really right in the bulls eye of this particular theme.
I know I'm an actor, but I'm not at all a believer in people watching a lot of TV. I've never had television in my home.
I made a choice to stay home and raise five boys. Believe me, it was hard work.
I don't believe in having spaces in the home that don't get used. We pay so much for square footage that to waste it is criminal.
I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.
To attain happiness in another world we need only to believe something, while to secure it in this world we must do something.
Religion will prove to the believer a comforter and a sure guide to the fountain of true happiness.
In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.
One major challenge within happiness is loneliness. The more I've learned about happiness, the more I've come to believe that loneliness is a terrible, common, and important obstacle to consider.
Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful.
