Quotes about "Contemporary Issues"

You want a career. You don't want to do a couple of good films and then your career is over. ”

I would love to work into my eighties. I don't want to be someone who only does a couple of big films and then is famous for just 15 minutes. ”

My father was a psychiatrist and a social worker but he was a very talented painter and musician and writer on the side. ”

Profit at any cost is one extreme of the spectrum. On the other extreme is unselfish submission for the social good or, more accurately, charity. Somewhere in the middle is peaceful, and much required, coexistence. ”

We need to stop judging individuals based on their race, profession, gender, religion, or anything other than their own individual behavior and character. ”

To maintain order after Assad's fall would require at least 500,000 troops in a never-ending occupation. ”

If we want to preserve the foundation of our democracy, it's vital that we find common ground that allows us to work for the greater good of this nation. This does not mean giving up our values. This does not mean swallowing a bitter compromise. ”

I believe we can make progress on bringing true equality and fairness back to our government if we continue to work together and make our voices heard. ”

God loves us too much to leave us in the hell of unhappiness that comes from trying to do his job. Into the slavish misery of our ladder-defined lives, God condescends. ”

The truth is, narratives of self-justification burble beneath more of our relationships and endeavors than we would care to admit. ”