S.L. Walker Quotes

Nothing remains but desire, and desire comes howling down Elysian Fields like a mistral.

Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.

But it ain't easy, trying to do without God even if you know he ain't there, trying to do without him is a strain

Those in power must spend a lot of their time laughing at us.

To some degree we all live with uncertainty. We have no control over the future. Yet we carry on, we persevere, because, I guess, it's the way we're made.

But the past is long, and the future is short.

It requires a certain kind of bravery, I suppose, to choose the status quo. There's a certain boldness to inaction.

Take this one in my belly. He (or she) is determined to be here. I can feel the force of his being. It's as if he has something to do here and just wants to arrive and grow up so he can get to it.

We were a different kind of Christian, the quiet, reasonable kind, a breed embarrassed by the mention of miracles.

It is possible, however, that the artist is both thin-skinned and prophetic and, like the canary lowered into the mine shaft to test the air, has caught a whiff of something lethal.

I can write all the way through the morning, when my mind is clear, and there are no distractions.

I practised as an architect for 10 years. I qualified in 1973 with a fellowship diploma of architecture. World Series Cricket gave me the freedom to go out and pursue architecture.

I love food. I'm a big food person. I'm really passionate about eating good food all the time.

One of the most obvious parts of my character is the smile, and if I wasn't comfortable in myself then I wouldn't be able to smile so much.

Drew Dellinger is a deep and courageous poet. How lucky we are!

America is America. It's a capitalist system. They [leaders] have enshrined that belief that profit matters more than anything else. The polarization of the society is just the resurfacing of that.

You don't really stay attached to things. Life goes on, so you don't really sit around and think about how they are relevant to other people. You hope that whatever you create will be [relevant].

Animals were not made for us, or our use. They have their own use, which is just being who they are.

You really can't be a good artist if you can't say what you really feel. And people may be offended, but, you know, that's how you feel, and that is your right, and that is your gift as well.

I'm not being disrespectful of the medium; it's just not as important as the work that I actually do [books].

I just like to do different parts.

I worked with Cameron Crowe, and Id love to work with him again.

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

This is the hardest job I've ever had, being a mom, but it's the most rewarding job I've ever had.

You know, I'm really bad on the computer. I'm really lame, man. I read and hang out with my kids. I've turned into a five year old.

If I'm more prepared, the success will fall on me; if not, it will fall on someone else, and I'm okay with that.

The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.

Part of your job as an artist is to push yourself and make sure your creative juices are flowing.

You learn history in school, and you have a reverential feeling toward it. But by being irreverent, it feels current.

You never can take for granted that you have a job.

You never know when you'll have a bad idea for a worse joke.

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person.

If it doesn't feel like a job and I'm learning something and getting that rush that I get, I don't care if it's behind a camera, on a TV set, or on the moon.

Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like playing three-card monte on Canal Street.

The place I feel most at home is when I have health insurance. I really don't care how I get it, whether it's on film, or television or waiting tables, you know?

New Orleans in an amazing town.

My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.

Every job is an opportunity to be a better person.

Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period.

Even the greatest actors have had dry spells where they've wondered if they were going to work again.

I always felt that if somebody picks on you it's because they're not happy doing what they're doing.

I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand.

I only play projects with weird interpretations of presidents.

I went to Julliard and we did a lot of mask work there, and I remember thinking in class, 'When am I ever going to use this?

We try to invest in companies that are putting together environmental programs and working to improve their overall social and environmental self.

Everybody values their train, but they want to zero-out other people's trains.

I guess the internet and the power of people finding things out for themselves is great.

I would have never thought in a million years that I would appeal to an Avril fan. But I'm glad that I do because a lot of them aren't jaded or cynical.

I think my favorite part about being on the road is that it's like a boys' club.

She's soft and she's gentle and sweet as can be, and if Sharmon needs squeezin', then leave it to me.