Far Quotes

Well I tried to, but I could never write anything that I liked or was worthwhile. I threw it all out and realized that I had to make a serious study- that my tastes were far more advanced than my abilities.

I had never thought of my career as going in the direction that it did, as far as fan response was concerned.

I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.

Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.

When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light - whatever that is for you - no matter how far away it seems.

As far as the future for the Showtime episodes that have already aired, we are sold into syndication so we'll be appearing primarily on the Fox syndicated networks and then eventually the SCI FI Channel. So, we'll be around for a while.

Mr. Obama denounced the $2.3 trillion added to the national debt on Mr. Bush's watch as "deficits as far as the eye can see." But Mr. Obama's budget adds $9.3 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years. What happened to Obama the deficit hawk?

No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.

Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen.

Of all the fictions we heard last week in Tampa, the one I find most troubling is this: If we all just go our own way, our nation will be stronger for it. Because if we sever the threads that connect us, the only people who will go far are those who are already ahead.

I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level and see how far you can go up, down or out emotionally. You have to balance the craft with spontaneity.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

The only hope of socialism resides in those who have already brought about in themselves, as far as is possible in the society of today, that union between manual and intellectual labor which characterizes the society we are aiming at.

A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad.

It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found - indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese.

There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as that's concerned.

By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go at all.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place.

I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want.

Of course you know this difference as well as I do, only you failed to draw from it the conclusions for the tactics in Western Europe, at least as far as I am able to judge from your works.

I'm definitely the most tech-savvy in my family. My wife wouldn't have a clue, as far as getting the computer working. All of my kids, it's amazing. Like everybody's kids, they're more savvy than I am, probably.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.