Morley Safer Quotes

McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.

Morley Safer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 8, 1931 - May 19, 2016

Topics

HistoryVietnamLongingIdeaHeHad

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.

Andrew Weil

FearDirectionGreedPushHuman

I see myself as an interpretative actor rather than a creative one.

John Hurt

MyselfCreativeActorSeeI See

I can trace every romance of my life back to a meal. My memories are enhanced by the tender morsels had at tables across from lovers, on blankets with friends who'd eventually become more, in banquets, barbecues, and breakfasts.

Stephanie Klein

LifeMemoriesMy LifeFriendsBack

I knew I heard the doctor correctly. I didn't think he said something else, I didn't think for a second, 'Well maybe he didn't say it.' No, I knew I heard him! But I still couldn't comprehend... in my mind... in my soul... he just said, 'cancer.'

Stuart Scott

SoulMindDoctorThinkMy SoulSaid

Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

Truman Capote

MusicLightPerspectiveYourselfYou

Confidence is the number one thing I find attractive.

Ronda Rousey

ConfidenceFindAttractiveOne Thing

I married the man I love when the state of California said I could. We made a family through adoption, as New York State said we could. From the outside, our family - two dads, two sons via adoption - seems like an experiment, but what family isn't an experiment?

Rumaan Alam

FamilyLoveManNew YorkNewSaid

I believe in the freedom of the net, but I don't believe in the freedom of the net at the cost of having these online criminal gangs running completely loose and using the freedom of the net to steal everybody's money and take away the trust we have.

Mikko Hypponen

FreedomTrustMoneyBelieveCost

I get so excited about reading a new script.

Michelle Dockery

ReadingNewExcitedGetAbout

I just love stories, and I love movies, learning and seeing the world. Growing up in Iowa, it was like, you wanna see the world? Movies can help you do that.

Jason Momoa

LoveLearningGrowing UpWorldHelp

Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly.

Dmitry Medvedev

DecisionsPlayBadmintonTakeWell

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

Diane Abbott

InsightQuiteOutsidersInsider

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