Richard Attenborough Quotes

Throughout my life, I always remember that consideration of people who were less fortunate than we. We lived in an atmosphere of awareness, and we certainly did not live a life whereby we ignored, or felt that we could ignore, that which was in evidence around us.

Richard Attenborough

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 29, 1923 - August 24, 2014

Topics

LifeLivePeopleMy LifeRemember

And I also felt that no one in an audience could abuse me worse than the sort of abuse I had had at work as a psychiatric nurse.

Jo Brand

WorkMeAudienceAbuseWorseNurse

Sometimes it's important to watch what the president does rather than what he says.

John McCain

ImportantSometimesPresidentWatch

It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best record of their history written by local writers.

John Henrik Clarke

HistoryBestAfricaLeftBeenMuch

We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if the event is really traumatic. Your life is completely condemned by it.

Matthias Schoenaerts

LifeRippleOvercomeHardEventGet

Al Qaeda's vision of global jihad doesn't resonate in the rugged highlands and windswept deserts of southern Afghanistan. Instead, the major concern throughout much of the country is intensely local: personal safety.

Anand Gopal

VisionSafetyCountryPersonalMuch

Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.

Amber Valletta

TruthCourageEasyAlwaysUpTakes

Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way.

Stephen Covey

BetterWaySynergyYourThanOur

You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.

Rosalynn Carter

FailureGoalsBestDo Your BestWin

I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I'm no good at playing it.

Ross Mathews

GoodPassionFootballOutPlaying

All I know about acting is that I just have to keep on doing it.

Jason Robards

DoingActingKnowKeepJustAbout

I don't mind getting old except for the pain. I have two new knees, so going downstairs is not perfect. Nobody tells you about the pain.

Diana Rigg

PainMindNot PerfectYouPerfect

I liked being home playing in front of my people, but I just did not like the situation because I was playing shooting guard, and that is not my position. I would play it if someone like Rip got hurt, but to do it for an entire season, that is not my position. I got it done when I was asked to do. But inside, I know that is not me.

Chauncey Billups

HomePeopleMeHurtSomeonePlay

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