Hangout Quotes

We can have no '50 50' allegiance in this country.

Either a man is an American and nothing else,

or he is not an American at all.

Peace if possible,

truth at all costs.

There is nothing deep down inside us

except what we have put there ourselves

Richard Rorty

The problem with writing a book in verse is,

to be successful,

it has to sound like you knocked it off on a rainy Friday afternoon.

It has to sound easy.

When you can do it,

it helps tremendously because it's a thing that forces kids to read on.

You have this unconsummated feeling if you stop.

A true friend is one

who overlooks your failures

and tolerates your success!

In the state of nature,

life is solitary,

poor,

nasty,

brutish,

and short.

America is a poem in our eyes;

its ample geography dazzles the imagination,

and it will not wait long for metres.

Timing beats speed,

precision beats power.

Every child is an artist.

The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

The human body has two ends on it:

one to create with and one to sit on.

Sometimes people get their ends reversed.

When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants.

Acting is not about being someone different.

It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different,

then finding myself in there.

Information is power,

but only if you share it.

I don’t want to be a star,

I want to be a legend.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

You cannot do a kindness too soon,

for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Love all,

trust a few,

do wrong to none.

The lack of money is the root of all evil.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly

find out how far one can go.

It’s far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price

than a fair company at a wonderful price.

What you do makes a difference,

and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.