Pastoral Resources

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.

The insular arrogance of the English character is a commonplace joke.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.

Exclusively oral cultures are unencumbered by dead knowledge, dead facts. Libraries, on the other hand, are full of them.

I had to focus and create a character in Bagger Vance, not just do my 'Will Smith' thing and get paid.

The fact is that I loved being in England.

Well, everybody knew their character. I was the only one who didn't have a partner. I basically showed up when people got in trouble. Where I came from, I don't know. Nobody knows. But I would show up to help.

Some artists imagine they've got a hold on this apparatus, which in fact has got a hold of them. As a result, they end up supporting a cultural prison that is out of their control.

Parks are idealizations of nature, but nature in fact is not a condition of the ideal.

Practice puts brains in your muscles.

What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.

It is only by the rational use of technology; to control and guide what technology is doing; that we can keep any hopes of a social life more desirable than our own: or in fact of a social life which is not appalling to imagine.

Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of course, play a useful role on the supply side.

Well, I make a practice of not commenting on the role of the relative exchange value of our currency.

Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions, is that, approaching India as a friend.

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

To the extent that the United States has, I don't like the word hegemony, the United States has influence around the world, I don't think that's based on to any significant degree on the fact that countries use the dollar as their major reserve.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.