Michael Moriarty Quotes

Violent drama has been a hallmark of every great civilization. It is not the cause of the disease - it is an immunizing factor. People go to the theater to experience emotions like fear and loathing. Violent drama shows us where we come from. It makes us face our hypocrisy.

Michael Moriarty

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 5, 1941

Topics

FearGreatExperiencePeopleFace

I've always been really interested in secrets - how people find ways of doing things without telling anyone else in order to keep themselves feeling safe in the world.

Jill Soloway

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If the person at the wheel refuses to ask for directions, it is time for a new driver.

Jennifer Granholm

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I bring a lot of energy and passion to what I do. Plus, I've had some weird feats of superhuman strength!

John Cena

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The rich and the well-born, according to the Federalist Papers, was greatly feared by the founders.

John Jay Hooker

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When you have trust, it gives you a better chance to be successful.

Jeff Fisher

TrustChanceBetterYouSuccessful

A close-up on screen can say all a song can.

Stephen Sondheim

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We kid ourselves that we're trying to be empathetic with the human condition from a distance, but I don't think that is it at all. It's stupid; it's a waste of time. But when the earth flexes its muscles, that's rather different. That's a powerful reminder of where we are.

Simon Winchester

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The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

Roger Angell

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When Europeans first came to Africa, they considered the architecture very disorganized and thus primitive. It never occurred to them that the Africans might have been using a form of mathematics that they hadn't even discovered yet.

Ron Eglash

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The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Michel de Montaigne

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The court has said you are entitled to robust speech on public sidewalks, even insulting speech.

Jay Alan Sekulow

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