Solara: You know, you say you've been walking for thirty years, right? Eli: Right? Solara: Have you ever thought that maybe you were lost? Eli: Nope. Solara: Well, how do you know that you're walking in the right direction? Eli: I walk by faith, not ...
Private Ryan: [after being told he can go home] [to himself] Private Ryan: It doesn't make any sense. [normal voice] Private Ryan: It doesn't make any sense, sir. Why? Why do I deserve to go? Why not any of these guys? They all fought just as hard as...
People link the heart to stupidity. They say the heart wants what it wants; it is foolish and driven. They play the victim and blame their emotions for every pain they suffer. The truth is that we own our body.. Therefore we own our heart and it will...
Everyone has some kind of philosophy, some general worldview, which to men of other views will seem mythological.
Well, sir, it is precisely my notion that one sees and learns most of all by observing our younger generations.
Compassion is nothing one feels with the intellect alone. Compassion is particular; it is never general.
Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book!
Dreams seem to generate a special kind of passion and willpower, both of which help people navigate the seas of life.
Could it be that simple? Tell one story to one generation and repeat it until it was accepted as fact?
Generally, crises were Mom's domain. Dad's job was to listen, nod, act curmudgeonly, and offer to pay for things.
We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.
Civilians who volunteer generally wish to escape, not to share, privatizations worse than their own.
Like icebergs, people normally expose only a small part of themselves, and generally just the part they wish to show.
Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient.
We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody.
Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence--but more generally takes the form of apathy
A general air of surprise and genuine satisfaction fell upon everyone as they saw the pianist enter.
Ishmael had the posture of a classic general; the intellect of a cab driver.
Locking eyes with a shape-shifter was aggressive. Very aggressive. One generally didn't do that unless one wanted to fight. .
Which isn’t, like, as bad as it sounds, because the general public kind of sucks ass.
