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Jon Voight Quotes

I think the word 'progressive' is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for 'communist.' What they propose is the reverse of progress.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 29, 1938

Topics

Progress Think Progressive Communist

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another.

Day Lie Dress Present Every Day Way

Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years.

Proud America Achieve Will Years

Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative.

Story Political Person Personal Tell

I want to know exactly how the first few measures are going to go, and the rough shape of a movement or the whole piece and its essential character.

Character Go Know Want Movement

I allow people to create, but I'm also marshalling everybody, which is difficult for my creativity, as I'm like a referee. Everybody else is kicking a ball. It is very messy. From the mess, though, you refine what is there.

Creativity People You Create Messy

I always thought I'd buy my mother a house if I ever became successful - a big, beautiful house on the nicest street in town. It didn't exactly work out that way. I was still borrowing money from her in my 40s.

Work Mother Beautiful Money Thought

As a woman, I don't feel like I have a responsibility to create better female characters. I feel like I have a responsibility to create good characters. Because the truth is, those kinds of things ghettoize us even more as writers.

Courtney A. Kemp

Good Truth Responsibility Woman Feel

Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won't make you love your job. Even if you eliminate what makes you dissatisfied, that doesn't make you motivated. It doesn't make your work rewarding. You just are less bothered by things.

Clayton M. Christensen

Work Love Good Job Think Motivation

Sometimes the very best way to deal with unpleasant things is to depict them in ways that allow people to laugh at them and destroy the power of unsayable things, rather than refusing to acknowledge them.

Chuck Palahniuk

Power Best People Laugh Sometimes

We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.

Work Live Knowledge Respect Service

I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response from their audience; a laugh is a rare thing in a gallery.

Laugh Trying Audience Rare Suspicion

Judges were not the biggest issue for most voters in Georgia in 2002.

Judges Georgia Most Voters Issue

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