Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it's easy to dismiss this as some sort of bad trend in human culture. But the truth is life is being lived there. When they smile - right, you've seen people stop - all of a sudden, life is being lived there, somewhere up in that weird, dense network. ”

A good procrastination should feel like you're inserting lots and lots of commas into the sentence of your life. ”

The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one, we appealed to the sentiments and interests of the different groupings in the region and had them with us. In the second one, we did it on our own, on the basis of false premises, with extremely brutality and lack of political skill. ”

I have been struck by the pervasive frequency of pompously patriotic ads for the defense industry, usually accompanied by deferential salutations to our men and women who are heroically sacrificing their lives in our defense. Do we really need all of that for our security? ”

I always thought my alternative life, if I wasn't acting, would be to become a midwife. I love women. I want to help them exist. ”

I have a church background. I've been playing piano and keyboard and organ all my life in church. ”

I used 'Saved by the Bell: The College Years' as my reference point really for my 'Fresh Meat' experience. ”

No-one tells you about being in episodic television and it ending. No-one tells you how painful it is. How bizarre it is when you've dedicated your life to one character for five years. ”

Honestly, the life of a serial character on television, I'd love to write an essay about it. ”

I always play outsiders. I think I'm carrying a lot of those characters and I wonder if I play them because those characters need an extra element of thought to bring them to life. ”