The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up.
What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.
[from trailer] Liesel Meminger: I can't lose someone else! Max Vandenburg: You've kept me alive, don't ever forget that.
When I first went to school, I was fighting all the time. The soldier mentality was still in me. I kept getting expelled. I found it hard to take instructions from anyone who wasn't a military commander.
My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter.
There was a time when all the actors were saying, 'We should get residuals on videogames.' I just kept going, 'You don't have any idea what goes into making a game, do you?'
During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopped coming in. I was no longer hot.
Getting a new passport took me a stupid amount of time. I had to go back five times with different photographs because they kept saying I was smiling, which is against the rules. I was not smiling.
Think Indonesia and tourism, and the first thing that comes to mind is probably Bali. Think golf holiday, and most people would dream of Scotland or Ireland. But Indonesia harbors one of the best-kept secrets in the world of travel: it is a golfer's ...
Various channels of dialogue must be kept open to build trust. I will meet North Korea's leader if it is needed to develop relations between the two Koreas.
Elizabeth: [referring to Dudley] He shall be kept alive to always remind me of how close I came to danger.
Commander Shutz: How's the gas? A Jewish barber: Terrible, it kept me awake all night.
Dan Brown: The thought of this life, that's what kept me going. I had an idea of our happiness.
Brian: I was bleeding, I kept passing out, I wet my bed, and you never asked why!
Altamirano: I assure you, Father Gabriel, that the courts of Europe are a jungle in comparison with which your jungle here is a well-kept garden.
James Bond: She should have kept her mouth shut.
Norma Desmond: You there! Why are you so late? Why have you kept me waiting so long?
Tony Montana: [to Manny] You should have kept your mouth shut, they'd have thought you was a horse and let you out.
Han Solo: What kept you? Princess Leia: We, uh, ran into some old friends.
I haven't turned into some rich monster. I've kept my perspective. But I am a bit spoiled. It's hard not to be a little spoiled by having a lot of money.
Children have limited power to shape their own lives, but when they can experiment with possibilities through books, their optimism can be recharged and kept alive.
