Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
Our task, in the aftermath of September 11, was and continues to be the transformation of the effects of evil into something beautiful and good.
I'm very lighthearted, outgoing, friendly, and funny, so I like to try new things.
I have developed a very strong partiality for the dead: they don't talk back, they don't sue, and they don't have angry relatives.
And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.
The apex of my civic pride and personal contentment was reached on the bright September morning when I entered the public school.
Sono cattivi esploratori quelli che pensano che non ci sia terra se vedono solo mare, disse Francis Bacon con centinaia d’anni di anticipo. Francis non sapeva quanto le sue parole riflettessero l’indole delle generazioni future, e settecento anni...
Little Sue: He said how you was really William Munny out of Missouri... and Bill said "Same William Munny that dynamited the Rock Island and Pacific in '69 killin' women and children an' all?" And Ned says you done a lot worse than that, said you was...
I have a feeling you're right, Sherwin.' 'Simon. My name is Simon.
One did not drink sherry before the evening, just as one did not read a novel in the morning.
Stuart needs "space" and "time," as if this were physics and not a human relationship.
When God created the world, he didn't draw a line between Canada and America.
With thoughts of the past and concerns about the future, we rob ourselves of a full experience of the present.
I believe that God wants us to show respect.
I was a lawyer for 10 years, and when you're in law, things really have to get done, or somebody sues you. It's a great trick.
One day of practice is like one day of clean living. It doesn't do you any good.
I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.
Work takes me away from my wife, Sue, and my life in Santa Barbara.
My initial response was to sue her for defamation of character, but then I realized that I had no character.
Sue Lor: The Lutherans brought us over. Walt Kowalski: Everybody blames the Lutherans.
Ultimately, the problem is that sex is perceived as a personal, intimate thing, not in the realm of science. But that's not true. It's physiology; it's anatomy. It deserves to be studied.
