It's about that applause I want to speak to you. I want you to remember that when you've done a little dance or a song or sketch, the applause which you get is not only because you yourself have done your best, but because each of those men is seeing...
Maybe awful things is how God speaks to us, Vernon thought, trudging up the lightless tunnel. Maybe folks don’t trust in good things no more. Maybe awful things is all God’s got to remind us he’s alive. Maybe war is God come to life in men. Ver...
Every restaurant is a theater, and the truly great ones allow us to indulge in the fantasy that we are rich and powerful. When restaurants hold up their end of the bargain, they give us the illusion of being surrounded by servants intent on ensuring ...
Norm: Now look, I've had a marvelous idea. Just for once, let's all try to behave like ordinary, respectable citizens. Let's not cause any trouble, pull any strokes, or do anything I'm gonna be sorry for. Especially tomorrow at that television theate...
[first lines] [a telephone rings loudly] Personnel Officer: [to the dispatcher] Harry, answer that. [to Travis] Personnel Officer: So whaddya want to hack for, Bickle? Travis Bickle: I can't sleep nights. Personnel Officer: There's porno theaters for...
You live and let live, eventually that becomes enough.
It is always better to live the truth than to live a lie.
Expression is never helped by suppression.
Who you are is always right.
Mediation on the scriptures transforms our lives.
God is master architect of our lives.
We can only live life when we understand life.
If there's anything worse than a woman living alone, it's a woman saying she likes it.
a life without investigation is not worth living
The dead can survive as part of the lives of those that still live.
Live for God. Live for your mother. Die for you gang.
it will be miraculous, very miraculous.
Be the patience you seek
Nobody objected to live in prison if already felt comfortable living in it.
Decide what your truth is. Then live it.
Our lives are businesses that are sometimes run by idiots.