Henry Spencer Quotes

Trying to build a spaceship by making an aeroplane fly faster and higher is like trying to build an aeroplane by making locomotives faster and lighter - with a lot of effort, perhaps you could get something that more or less works, but it really isn't the right way to proceed.

Henry Spencer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

EffortFlyTryingYouBuildWay

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

Jeremy Piven

LoveJobDoingActorOutBones

For many years, I read mystery novels for relaxation. But my tastes were too narrow - and, having read all of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, I discovered that the implausibility and the thinness of the people distracted me unduly from the plot.

John Updike

PeopleMeMysteryYearsReadPlot

As an artist, you have to do what you feel passionate about. It has to be something you can connect with.

Stephanie Sigman

FeelYouArtistPassionateConnect

Power's not what the Constitution was about.

Roy Moore

PowerConstitutionAbout

When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do.

Matt Bomer

HeartSoulPeopleMeControlYou

I continually ask myself if a decision I'm about to make falls short in the eyes of God or my family or my colleagues. It's actually a pretty simple litmus test: am I doing the right thing or not? The answer is generally an easy one.

Mike Gallagher

FamilyGodEyesMyselfDecision

We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.

Mitt Romney

RespectServiceHelpDeepestNation

People in academia and industry are not accustomed to people who have long lapses in their careers.

Mildred Dresselhaus

PeopleLongIndustryWhoAcademia

I feel like every project I've ever done has had music involved in it somehow.

Ashley Tisdale

MusicFeelDoneProjectI Feel Like

I no longer own or control the businesses which I have spent my life building up.

Sean Quinn

LifeControlBuildingMy LifeOwn

I will watch everything that Cary Grant did, or Kubrick made or Bergman.

Tim Roth

WillEverythingWatchMadeGrant

There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.

Richard Masur

PeopleProcessDeafSoundMental

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Henry Spencer