Quotes About George

he explained how anxious he had been to earn his freedom.

My admiration stranger within our gates, who hesitates not to speak the truth.

To suggest the contrary was to infuriate her.

She discovered that a great deal of the suffering in this world is due not so much to original sin, but to a kind of original stupidity, an unimaginative, stubborn stupidity.

I'm not sure that there's anything more horrible than staying in a furnished room in Paris, especially

Taisez-vous, sotte et impertinente créature ; vos phrases de roman nous ennuient.

The bible is literature, not dogma.

She said America was a spoiled child ignorant of grief.

You were torturing a cat, she says. With a freaking prod. A prod I built myself in metal shop, he says. But of course you never mention that.

Even the nuns went racist after the convent was reappraised and it seemed their pension fund was in jeopardy.

He seems to have a passable knowledge of how to pretend to churn butter.

all a story is: a limited set of elements that we

Tennyson shall have his day, and Donne his eclipse.

People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

Eight years was awesome, and I was famous and I was powerful.

He talked about the struggling economy, rising inflation, and declining American power abroad.

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

In no instance have . . . the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. James Madison, U.S. President

the great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.

We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.

With a noontime temperature of 55o, January 20, 1981 (Reagan's first inaugural) was the warmest on record.

A very troublesome species of property Racist-a$$ George Washington

I think George just nailed the whole thing, the whole time period, the whole look and feel of what that newsroom was like. I did a lot of research for the role and believe me, it's all pretty genuine, down to the very last cigarette butt.

Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.