A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime.
One of the things I really like about Ford's films is how there is always a focus on the way characters live, and not just the male heroes.
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.
Do something that will last and be beautiful. It doesn't have to be a bridge-or a symphony or book or a business. It could be the look in the eye of a child you raise or a simple garden you tend. Do something that will last and be beautiful.
It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement.
History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.
We have no control over the outcome of anything. Like the planet and global warming, we don't control that. If politicians want a war we don't control that. Acts of terrorism, we can't control them.
Don't say I don't get along with my teammates. I just don't get along with some of the guys on the team.
The wars of Israel were the only 'holy wars' in history. . . there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.
Our willingness to believe the news is, in many cases, not entirely innocent.