Far Quotes

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.

To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

I'm becoming far more interested in just functionality and making sure my body is as strong as it can be so I can swing my kids around and not worry about aches and pains.

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely essential.

I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation.

Not to go too far, but Microsoft is probably used by most people out there.

Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.

Like every aspect of cancer I've weathered thus far, today's experience was not at all demoralizing, expensive or humiliating. No, it was just plain fun.

Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.

The Hulk, that was the experience of my life, so far.

What, I sometimes wonder, would it be like if I lived in a country where winter is a matter of a few chilly days and a few weeks' rain; where the sun is never far away, and the flowers bloom all year long?

Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.

My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman.

I think a lot of what is going on with kids who get pushed too far and attempt either murder or suicide is that they are trying to deal with their own non-existence for the people who are supposed to care most for them.

Now when I look back to the Guildford of that time, it seems far more exotic to me than Nagasaki.

Some things are only capable of being done in space. Examples of that are looking at our Earth from that far away, and understanding the entire processes of storms and weather patterns, and oceans, and coastlines.

As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.

I don't even know what an 'It' girl is. As far as I'm concerned, an 'It' girl is somebody who doesn't do anything except go to parties and get her photograph taken.

I see far stronger and more charismatic personalities strolling around Philadelphia's neighborhoods than are being featured in most of today's bland daytime soaps.

Living in Maryland, I saw that the opportunities were far greater in California than back home.

We have to be able to criticise what we love, to say what we have to say 'cause if your not trying to make something better, than as far as I can tell, you are just in the way.

Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far with description. I think you've got to keep it short, crisp and clean.

A new poll shows that Senator Kerry's support in the South is strongest amongst blacks. Kerry's appeal to Southern blacks is obvious. He is a white man who lives far, far away.

Yet it looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems with is the source of our problems. It's like going to the doctor and having him make you ill. In fact, in 20% of medical cases we do apparently have that going on. But in the case of thought, its far over 20%.

You have your bad moments in your career and your good moments. And it's been a good ride so far, but it's not over yet.

As far as dramas are concerned, it's considered passe for playwrights to turn out anything the average person can understand.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.