D. T. Max Quotes

No sociologist should think himself too good, even in his old age, to make tens of thousands of quite trivial computations in his head and perhaps for months at a time.

Pied Piper' came to me all at once; I wanted to do a fairy-tale movie with some edge, but not 'dark,' per se.

In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.

When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time.

Music is the soul of language.

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'

I am seeking for the bridge which leans from the visible to the invisible through reality.

Some people are born to lift heavy weights, some are born to juggle golden balls.

All too often, schools resemble museums, reflecting the past rather than shaping the future

Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.

What is known for certain is dull.

A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation.

The good Shepherd dog knows his master almost better than himself and must wonder indeed at the lack of the reverse.

Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right

The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world.

Painting is neither decorative amusement, nor the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.

I have a history of saving animals. I started years ago with a cow.

Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used.

God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.

Culture' is a finite segment of the meaningless infinity of the world process, a segment on which human beings confer meaning and significance.

The art of drawing is the art of omission.

But not all of them are decorated to the same level of taste.

Fashion is my passion, and I respect the creativity that you find in its different levels.

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Whoso is full of sacred (religious, moral, humane) love loves only the spook, the "true man," and persecutes with dull mercilessness the individual, the real man.

Certainly all historical experience confirms the truth - that man would not have attained the possible unless time and again he had reached out for the impossible.

When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

The real heart of strategy is the strategist.

Strategy and culture should have breakfast together.

Every scientific fulfillment raises new questions; it asks to be surpassed and outdated.

As George Orwell wisely observed a generation later, the only way swiftly to end a war is to lose it.

Global overcapacity in steel production can no longer be ignored. Foreign governments' intervention in steel markets has had a devastating impact on the U.S. industry.

I saved Latin. What did you ever do?

Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.

We don't call it sin today, we call it self-expression.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems page

Intellect distinguishes between the possible and the impossible; reason distinguishes between the sensible and the senseless. Even the possible can be senseless.

Charisma is the gift from above where a leader knows from inside himself what to do.

Religion itself is without genius. There is no religious genius and no one would be permitted to distinguish between the talented and the untalented in religion.

All the seemingly positive valuations and judgments of ressentiment are hidden devaluations and negations.

When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments & collectively create a thing of beauty.

No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.

All good ideas arrive by chance.

My power is my property. My power gives me property. My power am I myself, and through it am I my property.

The mind that is full of God is empty of anxiety. Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then think of God more!

It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.