Far Quotes

As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can become.

The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.

I feel far more connected to the whole band if I can somehow physically respond... with my body.

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit.

As far as Zarqawi is concerned, there is a network of extremists; it's not just Zarqawi.

I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.

I always record far more than I can use. There's probably twice as much recorded as comes out.

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

'Time Rolls On' is my most political piece so far. It's not on my album because people didn't support it.

But even before that, in 1980 I went so far as to write a book about what had happened. And I wrote all about the bank robbery, I went ahead and printed it even though I had no use immunity for it.

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know he's going to be around the ball all the time.

Noir is dead for me because historically, I think it's a simple view. I've taken it as far as it can go. I think I've expanded on it a great deal, taken it further than any other American novelist.

My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.

The action we take and the decisions we make in this decade will have consequences far into this century. If America shows weakness and uncertainty, the world will drift toward tragedy. That will not happen on my watch.

The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, "Thus far and no farther."

We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food.

I tell my students, it's not difficult to identify with somebody like yourself, somebody next door who looks like you. What's more difficult is to identify with someone you don't see, who's very far away, who's a different color, who eats a different kind of food. When you begin to do that then literature is really performing its wonders.

The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know in full. A person as advanced far in the study of morals who has mastered the difference between pride and vanity.

If the demand for home commodities should be diminished, because of the fall of rent on the part of the landlords, it will be increased in a far greater degree by the increased opulence of the commercial classes.

I think Governor Romney has a two-part budget plan that very much levels with voters far more so than any candidate in my lifetime.

I think any good literature, whether it's for children or for adults, will appeal to everybody. As far as children's literature goes, adults should be able to read it and enjoy it as much as a child would.

In terms of my marriage, you know, falling in love with my husband was by far the best thing that's ever happened to me.

I have no desire to be president of the United States. Zero desire. I don't think that I would be electable. And there are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president. I'd like to find one with some honor and integrity. I haven't seen them yet, but they'll show up.

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

I bought a pair of Birkenstocks today - let's be real. I wanted a chunky sandal that was functional. That should tell you where I am at as far as fashion.

But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot.

To read the report of a discussion in which arguments for and against are presented, in which a subject has been covered from different points of view, with new ideas advanced - this is far more instructive than to read a brief account of the resolution passed on the matter.