Very Quotes

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.

I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that. 'The Prestige' with Chris Nolan, and 'Australia.' From my perspective it's very satisfying. Some movies people see and other movies they don't. 'Wolverine,' 'X Men,' I know that in some level people know me just for that and it's fine for me.

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to coal miners, and that's really hard work.

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.

I've realised that when I don't play people who are complex I get very, very bored, and then lazy, and end up being rubbish.

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose.

Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff.

I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.

I am living proof that the American dream still exists. It is still alive and well. There is only one trick, you have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and work very, very hard.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.

Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or sympathize with.

Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed.

Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don't blow out of proportion, is very liberating.

I'm not really religious but very spiritual. I give money to this company that manufactures hearing aids on a regular basis. More people should really hear me sing. I have a gift from God.

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.

There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!

A very large percentage of economic activity is shifting online and it makes sense that there are more services that are going to charge. It also means there are going to be more people willing to pay.

The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.

I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

After the Republican Party did everything that Colin Powell says it needs to do to grow, and nominated the very kind of candidate he wanted in 2008, what did Powell do? He endorsed Obama! So according to the Drive-Bys and David Gergen, Republicans should let somebody who campaigned and voted for Obama, tell us how to build our party.

Only when human sorrows are turned into a toy with glaring colors will baby people become interested - for a while at least. The people are a very fickle baby that must have new toys every day.

Some days I'm lucky to squeeze out a page of copy that pleases me, but I get as many as six or seven pages on a very good day; the average is probably three pages.

I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.