Far Quotes

By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.

It is far more important to be able to hit the target than it is to haggle over who makes a weapon or who pulls a trigger.

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go at all.

I put £150,000 into the stage production of Grease and have got back £1.5 million so far. It has been a fantastic success.

All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers. If every child could drift to sleep feeling wrapped in the love of their family - and God's love - this world would be a far more gentle and better place.

I think politicians are so far out of step with what people really want.

Of course you know this difference as well as I do, only you failed to draw from it the conclusions for the tactics in Western Europe, at least as far as I am able to judge from your works.

I'm definitely the most tech-savvy in my family. My wife wouldn't have a clue, as far as getting the computer working. All of my kids, it's amazing. Like everybody's kids, they're more savvy than I am, probably.

We've played with a lot of confidence and that's been the key so far. Hopefully, we can take more confidence into the playoffs.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

I grew up without a lot of money and my parents grew up with far less money. And that's kept me in line. Really in line.

Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.

As far as I know, Vera Miles had a terrible time with Hitchcock, and she wanted to get out of the contract. He didn't let her. She did 'Psycho,' and I believe, if you look at 'Psycho,' there isn't one close up of Vera, not one. After that, she would never even speak about him to anyone.

We had to be parents by long distance, which is far from satisfactory.

The characters I've played have been mostly violent, and I'm so far from being violent or aggressive. I spend a lot of time watching 'Fireman Sam' with my three-year-old son Louis.

One's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes.

I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.

As far away as you can get from the process of mechanisms and machinery, the more likely your food's going to taste good. And that - that is probably the largest thing I can hand to anybody is let your hands touch it. Let them make it.

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.

And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite.

Everyone knows nowadays that people 'have complexes'. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us.

For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally - at the pump and in their heating bills.

Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life.

People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.

We're also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course.

Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in.

I'm a housewife: I spend far more time on housework than anything else.

As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing.

I think one of the most difficult challenges in show business is the challenge of longevity and to constantly realize and reveal what's already been there - like doing stage and singing and dancing in New York. I haven't been that far out of my comfort zone in a while.