The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.
I haven't got a waist. I've just got a sort of place. . . a bit like an unmarked level crossing.
Life’s not a video game, Felix- there aren’t a certain number of points that send you to the next level. There isn’t actually any next level. The bad news is that everybody dies at the end. Game Over.
When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.
The love of life, at any and every level of development, is the religious impulse.
At every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is that we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different
There is a part of you that is Love itself, and that is what we must fall into. It is already there. Once you move your identity to that level of deep inner contentment, you will realize you are drawing upon a Life that is much larger than your own and from a deeper abundance.
The interesting thing about a lot of serialized television is that it's a blessing and curse. Smart writers really take their time in investing in backstories and characters. As a viewer, you have to invest in them and love them before you can chip away at what's going on more on a deeper level with secondary characters.
I can't tell people how much fun it is to be a super-villain. Being a villain is cool, but being a supervillain is a different level of exciting.
The principal objective of American government at every level should be to see that children are born into intact families and that they remain so.
I can think some things are more important than other's but even that is kind of weird to say because how is it so, especially if you believe on any level that it all comes from God.
So in terms of a large part of the job on our show specifically, what makes the show complex and interesting and funnier are the conversations about "Where's the camera?" and "How aware are the characters of the camera? Are the cameras hidden for this shot? Is it a spy shot from far away? Or is it really close and in their face, and they sort of have to play to it in an embarrassing situation?" There's a whole other level of questions and choices that come into play on our show that are not even a factor in anything else.
The disorganisers are those who want to level everything: property, comforts, the price of commodities, the various services rendered to the State. . . who want the workmen in the camp to receive the salary of the legislator. . . who want to level even talents, knowledge, the virtues, because they themselves have none of these things.
And fortunately, I haven't had any problem with my voice. I've been able to sing at a level of consistency that the people are expecting.
Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor. And if you give too much away, you have nothing to take for yourself and put onscreen. If people feel like they know you too well, they won't be able to indentify with the character you're trying to portray. Or they'll feel that you're just playing yourself, and then you just become a personality actor. And that's the death of any actor.
Provided one has the correct level of vitamin, mineral and nutritional input, the body can overcome disease.
I think many people have an illusion of success based on entering in at a level that's higher than their experiences.
We have now reached a level where we should be even more ambitious. We should focus on more tangible mechanisms and outcomes. Make BRICS a platform of Impact.
Not to sound rude, but [acting] is stupid. Everybody’s like, ‘How can you remain with a level head?’ And I’m like, ‘Why would I ever get cocky? I’m not saving anybody’s life. There are doctors who save lives and firemen who run into burning buildings. I’m making movies. It’s stupid. ’
Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.