Al David Quotes

A life uncommanded now is uncom-manded a life unenjoyed now is unenjoyed a life not lived wisely now is not lived wisely.

Large streams from little mountains flow tall oaks from little acorns grow.

Tall oaks from little acorns grow.

We all tend to think of ourselves as the last unsinning inhabitants of whatever place we live in. We don't usually recognize ourselves as participants in its destruction.

This is what I’ve always loved about a city, all the worlds hidden away inside, largest of aquariums.

I couldn’t fight the tide, so Idecided to float along.

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Most commanders wanted as many good sources of information as possible. MacArthur was focused on limiting and controlling his sources of intelligence.

Life would be perfect if monster would stop farting.

From school desks with inkwells and scratchy nibs on paper to sweaty finger prints on a tablet... technology progression yes... style?

Science is one of tools God uses to display his power and the optimum potentials He has deposited in man.

Their wedding night was at a little hotel in Paris. There were walk up steps and a lovely view. And all was well for these two.

In life, I regret the things I didn't do far more than the missteps I made along the way.

Many patients with cancer are depressed, yet depression is not the cause of cancer.

Nicky Cruz: You come near me and I'll kill you!David Wilkerson: Yeah, you could do that. You could cut me up into a thousand pieces and lay them in the street, and every piece will still love you.

You could never prove innocence, not in the match with the man who only had to imply guilt.

Like Solzhenitsyn, I shall return, one bright dusk.

The success combination in business is: Do what you do better... and: do more of what you do.

The consumer isn't a moron she is your wife.

You need an attitude of service. You're not just serving yourself. You help others to grow up and you grow with them.

I'm feeling pretty good right now, but I hope we can just win the whole thing and I can run off into the sunset and say good-bye.

Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist.

People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope they're right.

Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.

Reciprocity helps us balance the need for self-determination and creative individuality with mutual hope and, therefore, what might be described as 'solidarity.'

I hope people remember me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder.

Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration.

My initial goal for the 1984 opening ceremonies was a show that would be majestic, inspirational, and emotional - a 20 goosebump experience.

I don't remember my dreams too much. I hardly have ever gotten ideas from nighttime dreams. But I love daydreaming and dream logic and the way dreams go.

There are certain things I learned when I first started learning about acting, to try and place the character physically and emotionally. And the way you place them emotionally is often with humor.

I think up until the point when we started in the business, which was in the early '70s, most of the humor was political. The smart humor was political satire.

I don't really dissect comedy. Nothing kills off humor more than overanalyzing it.

'The Sopranos' is filled with really retrograde humor. Bathroom humor, falls, stupid puns, bad jokes - infantile, adolescent stuff, but it makes me laugh.

Ever since World War I, superior force is no longer measured in terms of men or horses, but in the means to wreak destruction.

Speaking as a writer, it would be difficult to find an event in American history more dramatic and riveting than the Civil War.

We are muddled into war.

Well, as a general remark, I would say that I was discouraged by the physical and economic conditions in continental Europe after the war.

One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Whether it's in joy, pain or personal failure, I believe that God is close. That much I feel in my life.

War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace, ' 'A Farewell to Arms, ' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies.

Iraq's Sunnis need to be brought back into the fold. They need to feel as though they have a stake in the success of Iraq rather than a stake in its failure.

I've always been a geek and slightly awkward... slightly umm... I was never the cool kid at school.

A sports writer is a stylist of some kind. He is trying to convey mood and character and emotion.

I'm a sucker for sports movies.

The movie - any sports movie - becomes a praise song to life here on earth, to physical existence itself, beyond striving, beyond economic necessity.

Sports movies are often very good at dramatizing the intersection of public and private realms: the body politic.

I'm a big sports fan.

Sports movies are a genre that I really respond to, but they can be done really poorly and really fall short. The good ones are just so good and inspiring and make you feel good.

In an endless jungle of websites with text-based content, a beautiful image with a lot of space and colour can be like walking into a clearing. It's a relief.

I was a frustrated astronaut all my life. I grew up at a time when space seemed to have no boundaries, and lots of us presumed humans would be living on the moon and landing on Mars.

I watched the moon landing as a boy, and I thought that was the most exciting thing ever, going into space, orbiting Earth and exploring other planets. That looked fantastic.