A. O. Scott Quotes

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The Supreme Court kept me from my freedom.

I think I'd be a good pimp cuz I'd never beat my ho's.

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?

Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

Look hard enough and you will always find a light.

You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.

You don't have to be a 'person of influence' to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they've taught me.

What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.

Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to.

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Just because you have a nightmare doesn't mean you stop dreaming.

Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?

I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

I grew up in Minnesota.

Find new treasures in yourself. Love doesn't die. Love is unyielding. It's going to come back. The more you love and appreciate yourself, the more prepared you are when the real thing shows up.

I'm not the kind of guy who sits around at home and writes songs. Once in a while I'll pick up a guitar and noodle around, but it's rare.

Survey says: one more for the bad guys.

God knows what you've been doing, everything you've been doing. You may fool me, but you can't fool God!

I wonder if, in the dark night of the sea, the octopus dreams of me.

An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.

Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.

We all have souls of different ages

The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.

When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer, you beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live.

Then I grew up, and the beauty of succulent illusions fell away from me.

A good poet feels what his community feels. Like if you stub your toe, the rest of your body hurts.

The key to community is the acceptance, in fact the celebration of our individual and cultural differences. It is also the key to world peace

Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

Get the best people and train them well.

Watching Jaws just scared the living daylights out of me when I was young. I know a lot of people my age who are still petrified of sharks because of that film.

So we'll just let things take their course, and never be sorry.

Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.

We cannot even let the other person into our hearts or minds unless we empty ourselves. We can truly listen to him or truly hear her only out of emptiness.

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

Read as much as you can, discarding negative or disturbing information. Learn by doing, and the Goddess and God will bless you with all that you truly need.

The success of the film is down to the crew.

Men get to be a mixture of the charming mannerisms of the women they have known.

Every one suspects himself of at least one of the cardinal virtues, and this is mine: I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known.

Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.

The magic begins in you. Feel your own energy, and realize similar energy exists within the Earth, stones, plants, water, wind, fire, colores, and animals.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.