Jeffrey Bernard Quotes

One of the things that goes with getting older is that one becomes more conservative - and I emphasise that when I use the word conservative I do not mean politically.

Jeffrey Bernard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 27, 1932 - September 4, 1997

Topics

Getting OlderConservativeMoreMean

Being very, very honest, I've watched more Bill Clinton speeches than stand-up specials. Steve Jobs commencements. They're just great orators. I love people who boldly share their point of view.

Jerrod Carmichael

LoveGreatPeopleViewPoint Of View

Gravity wins over all other known forces.

Andrea M. Ghez

GravityOverForcesKnownWins

There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms.

Robert Reich

JobBetterDoingMoralityCrisis

Intellectuals are good at seeing the big picture. But they are not so good at process.

Michael Ignatieff

GoodProcessPictureSeeingBig

I would never suggest that the geography or visual environment of the film is more important than what's going on with the people, but it's a major factor in getting the right tone. Certainly, it influences the actors tremendously.

Michael Cimino

PeopleEnvironmentImportantNever

I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B music in the '70s and '80s, will continue to be one of the most recognized and formidable human beings that we've ever produced in our tradition.

Michael Eric Dyson

MusicIdentityBlackThinkTradition

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

Ronald Reagan

WordsGovernmentLanguageHelpHere

Your parents want to think they have a healthy, happy family.

Mary Docter

FamilyHappyParentsThinkHealthy

The landscape you grow up in speaks to you in a way that nowhere else does.

Molly Parker

GrowLandscapeYouWayGrow UpUp

Has anybody seen 'The Notebook' and not cried? I don't know, I don't know if that's the case. It sort of hangs around for a while.

Domhnall Gleeson

KnowSeenNotebookAroundAnybody

I did love horror films from the '70s and '80s. That was my sweet spot.

Drew Barrymore

LoveSweetHorrorDidSpotFilms

Art is essentially communication. It doesn't exist in a vacuum. That's why people make art, so other people can relate to it.

Conor Oberst

CommunicationArtPeopleWhyVacuum

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