Sam Waterston Quotes

I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.

Sam Waterston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 15, 1940

Topics

SuccessFatherBestMeThinkYou

The great thing about working in cable is that, since the season is truncated - we only do 12 shows - the writers are more at ease in terms of mapping out the trajectory of the story and the characters.

Jimmy Smits

GreatStoryMoreOutWorkingSeason

It's so important to keep a marriage alive with small treats and doing little things for each other. Just remembering to say nice things and to have listening time is vital. That ghastly phrase 'quality time' means taking three minutes to sit down and be still with someone rather than yelling over your shoulder as you rush out.

Joanna Lumley

MarriageTimeQualityLittle Things

Human beings and plants have co-evolved for millions of years, so it makes perfect sense that our complex bodies would be adapted to absorb needed, beneficial compounds from complex plants and ignore the rest.

Andrew Weil

PlantsRestIgnorePerfectHuman

I just know that all my fans who are with me and going along for the ride, that's what means the most to me.

McKayla Maroney

RideMeKnowFansGoingAlong

Life literally abounds in comedy if you just look around you.

Mel Brooks

LifeComedyYouLookJustAround

It takes about three times as long to explain to someone why you won't give them an autograph as it does to actually give them an autograph.

John Madden

SomeoneLongYouThreeWhyExplain

Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.

Jeanne Kohl-Welles

AccountabilityTaxMoreWithoutRole

Indeed, in strengthening our security, boosting our economy, and protecting our environment, Canada is our friend, neighbor, partner, and ally.

Amy Klobuchar

FriendPartnerEnvironmentSecurity

McGeorge Bundy was a brilliant man who'd had a meteoric academic career and was the youngest man ever to be dean of the Harvard faculty. But he was also arrogant and looked upon all sorts of people and politicians as not to be taken all that seriously.

Robert Dallek

ManPeopleCareerSeriouslyAcademic

I'm proud of being Hispanic.

Lisa Guerrero

ProudHispanicBeing

My whole life, I have been trying to cook an egg in the right way.

Jose Andres

LifeTryingEggWayRightCook

What sweetens the deal for me is that I get to develop an alien species from the ground up. I'm playing Saru, a Kelpian, and this race has never been seen before in any 'Star Trek' series.

Doug Jones

MeAlienRaceNeverGroundUp

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