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John T. Flynn Quotes

The real peril of war lies not in military defeat. It lies in war itself, whether we win or lose.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: October 25, 1882 - April 13, 1964

Topics

War Win Win Or Lose Lose Defeat

One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in 'Midnight Run,' and in a lot of things he's done. I think he's hilarious as the straight man, playing it real.

Time Man Think Comedy Done Run

I have spent many hours on the beach collecting sea glass, and I almost always wonder, as I bend to pick up chunk of bottle green or a shard of meringue white, what the history of the glass was. Who used it? Was it a medicine bottle? A bit of a ship's lantern? Is that bubbled piece of glass with the charred bits inside it from a fire?

Sea History Beach Fire Green Ship

I often refer to myself as a gay man and all my friends are gay and I would like nothing more than for them to be able to be married.

Myself Man Friends Gay Nothing More

Loki in 'Thor' is the most incredible springboard into a sort of excavation of the darker aspects of human nature. So that was thrilling, coming back knowing that I'd built the boat and now I could set sail into choppier waters.

Nature Sail Boat Human Nature Back

I've been in the shallow end of a pool, just kind of walking around, but this was my first time really swimming - and I was horrified! I actually lost it whenever I saw the edge of the pool. But I took baby steps and rewarded myself every step of the way.

Monique Coleman

Time Myself Step Baby Swimming End

Humor is the only way to tell a story. Especially the dark ones.

Humor Story Dark Way Tell Only

Latinos that are in the industry writing and producing, they can't be afraid to go out there and say, 'I want my lead to be Latino. And I want to talk about this, I wanna write about that.' And Latinos as a whole, as a people in America, need to go out and support.

Support People Writing America Want

New York is great, but the New England fans are probably the most knowledgeable and ardent fans, and not just in baseball, but all sports. But Red Sox Nation is Red Sox Nation.

Sports Great Baseball Red New York

I go to see films at the multiplex because they are not good films, and so I don't have to think about things like death, social oppression, or yes, my fertility, while I watch them.

Good Death Think Go Oppression See

By turning from the surface, one comes closer to the inner laws of matter, which are also the laws of the Spirit.

Spirit Matter Surface Laws Closer

The generality have considered that disease is but a confused and disordered effort in Nature, thrown down from her proper state, and defending herself in vain.

Thomas Sydenham

Nature Effort Confused Down Disease

With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.

Job People Me Control Giving Acting

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