Far Quotes

As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.

Music begins to atrophy when it departs too far from the dance... poetry begins to atrophy when it gets too far from music.

Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.

I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

Usually I like to improvise. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the piece, I like to improvise because I think it brings certain freshness and a reality to it, as long as it doesn't go too far out of the box.

As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.

As far as income tax payments go, sources vary in their accounts, but a range of studies find that immigrants pay between $90 billion and $140 billion in Federal, State, and local taxes.

I hadn't even watched '24' before, and the audition was kind of far away. When I got the material, there wasn't a character yet, so it almost seemed like an assistant to Jack Bauer saying, 'Yes, sir. No, sir.'

If stability and efficiency required that there existed markets that extended infinitely far into the future - and these markets clearly did not exist - what assurance do we have of the stability and efficiency of the capitalist system?

We are scheduled to meet this year fewer days than any Congress since at least 1948. And that is even before I was born. So far, we are in the 123rd day of this year, and yet we have only had 26 voting days in this body. That is a shame.

I have enjoyed a wonderful run in films, so far, and I may, at some point, come back. But it will be in my own time and in my own style.

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do so.

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.

As far as I was concerned, either I was a homosexual or I wasn't, so making films would change nothing.

When you've written a movie, you then get together with a whole lot of people and make it. In many ways, I think it is far nicer to be with people rather than being completely solitary.

Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.

By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there.

As far as show business, it's the gratification of doing something that pleases the fans.

Somebody out there is going to do something that's far more surprising than anything that I would do. I was surprised by the whole web thing in the first place.

I think this is all my life. Because if I was split gymnastics and something else like far, fun or to go with friends. No, this, you're supposed to one go, one straight road and to do every day. And touch the wall, of the goal.

You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.

My feelings towards Scott Card are pretty mixed. Politically, he and I are pretty far apart.

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are.

Trees go wandering forth in all directions with every wind, going and coming like ourselves, traveling with us around the sun two million miles a day, and through space heaven knows how fast and far!

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.

There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.

It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.

Ah, no, far be from me a thought which I loathe like poison.