Quotes about "Environmental & Nature"

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important. ”

Being known as a writer did change the relationships I had with directors. The rap on actors is that they always want to inflate their parts. But when directors know you write screenplays and have a different view of things, you really get invited into the huddle in a much fuller way. And those collaborations end in friendships. ”

Still, the change is nearly indescribable - going from total obscurity to walking down a street in New York and having everybody turn and look; to feel the temperature of a room change when I walked in. ”

I'm not Brad Pitt or George Clooney. Those guys walk into a room and the room changes. I think there's something more... not average, but everyman about me. ”

I majored in history and political science at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and I have always loved researching how a single human being can change the course of history. ”

I'm always looking at things and seeing how I can improve upon them. I think it's my responsibility to focus on how I can do better, as opposed to what I've done well. ”

I've played in a lot of different roles through the course of my career and I've been a starter for a lot of those years and the mentality can never change. ”

The weather is the weather. You have to deal with whatever is out there. ”

The federal government needs a strategic approach that includes strong leadership and the ability to manage weather related risks. The challenge of developing such an approach is complex: It must not only encompass all levels of government but must also be developed in a bipartisan manner. ”

In my view, it is important that our national government exercise leadership to improve the resiliency of the entire nation in the face of continuing extreme weather. ”