John Rhys-Davies Quotes

I count myself a a rationalist and a skeptic with a very conscious awareness of my indebtedness to Western Christian civilization, and I am a fairly passionate defender of it.

John Rhys-Davies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: May 5, 1944

Topics

MyselfI AmChristianCivilization

I don't feel very glowing, especially after wearing makeup - and not necessarily my choice of makeup - for 12 hours straight on a movie set. When I'm playing a character, her look is sometimes different from my own.

Jessica Biel

CharacterMakeupFeelLookChoice

I didn't realize the connection between the mullet and success. For sure, you have to have a little bit of hockey hair - a little bit of flow, as they say. A lot of guys have fun with their hockey hair, so I'll try to keep it a little long.

Sidney Crosby

SuccessFunHairHave FunHockey

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.

Tom T. Hall

TimeFirst TimeFirstWorkingIdea

There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.

Michel de Montaigne

KnowledgeDesireMoreNaturalThan

My family was very notorious in the town that we lived in. Everyone would say, 'There goes those damn Sams.' I didn't want to paint that ill picture of me. I knew the good in my family. They didn't know our background and the adversity we had to endure. I wanted to succeed and be a beacon of hope in my family.

Michael Sam

FamilyGoodAdversityHopeMeKnow

I love Steven Wright. I was in high school in the '80s, and there was a lot of stand up on television.

Demetri Martin

LoveSchoolStand UpHigh SchoolUp

I drew a lot of inspiration from the Ginuwines, the Ushers, the Michael Jacksons, the James Browns, Sam Cooke.

Chris Brown

InspirationSamDrewSam CookeJames

I believe that, artistically and culturally, the free radio air should be able to support local artists of whatever genre. Play 40 percent of your local artists; don't suck up to major labels to the point where you neglect your own locale.

Chuck D

SupportFreeBelieveYouPlayRadio

Food for us comes from our relatives, whether they have wings or fins or roots. That is how we consider food. Food has a culture. It has a history. It has a story. It has relationships.

Winona LaDuke

HistoryFoodCultureRootsStoryUs

I read fantasy books like the Harry Potter books, 'Twilight,' also biographies, and I like to read about people who have been through stuff like wars or lost their families - real life stuff, you know? I like to read about their experiences and how they coped with that.

Wynter Gordon

LifePeopleYouLostKnowFantasy

I'm not technically adept at music, but I'd love to be part of a discussion of where progressive rock ends and country music begins.

William Shatner

LoveMusicCountryRockDiscussion

In my early days I was a contract player at Universal and I had a wonderful mentor named Monique James, who was head of talent there, and she used to drag me on sets to do parts.

Sharon Gless

TalentMeMentorEarlySheHead

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