M.M. Scott Quotes

Politics is very interesting and always leads to conflict.

I keep telling my kids - whether you achieve your goal or not is not the most important thing. Putting yourself in position to achieve those goals is what's important.

Creed's sound is my sound.

I had a psychotic break that was brought on by alcohol and drug abuse.

I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Creed was ended by egos and people wanting to do their own thing and poor decision-making.

And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like I've come full circle and my heart's finally in the right place.

Westerns are a type of picture which everybody can see and enjoy. Westerns always make money. And they always increase a star's fan following.

I ran my first sub-4-minute mile in 1977 and since then have run 136 more. Nobody has run as many sub-4s as I have, and I intend to run at least one more.

Everything creepy and Southern isn't Faulknerian, just like everything annoying isn't Kafkaesque.

The trouble with excuses, however, is that they become inevitably difficult to believe after they’ve been used a couple of times.

Examination of the world without is never as personally painful as examination of the world within.

From the age of three on, as far back as I remember, I just knew there was a God behind everything.

And when I have lived elsewhere, every two weeks I have to fly back to LA. Even New York directors go there to audition. So I have to be there to a degree.

Sickness begets chaos, which, through hard work and a touch of grace, leads to growth and resurrection.

Well, when I did Underworld 2, I was in Vancouver for five months and I was reminiscent to be back up there.

In short, you have only your emotions to sell. This is the experience of all writers.

I'm not a guy that loves a lot of rehearsal, but it depends. It depends what it would be.

I can't swim at the level I used to. I had to retire because of an injury to my shoulder.

Dive bars are much more my thing. They're no-nonsense.

My stepfather was a very nasty individual.

...I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes.

I was conceived after doctors told my mother she'd never have children. I'm a miracle - we all are.

A nutritionist has told me to have very little butter and very little spices, but I can't live like that.

I have been training since 8th grade, but it has to do with listening, more than practice.

Everything I've ever done in my life has been a fluke.

I definitely have a piece of tape over my computer at home.

The hangover became a part of the day as well allowed-for as the Spanish siesta.

[I normally go-to] whiskey on the rocks. Or a beer. Or with dinner, a glass of white wine.

Prose talent depends on having something to say and an interesting, highly developed way of saying it.

When she saw him face to face their eyes met and brushed like birds’ wings. After that everything was all right, everything was wonderful, she knew that he was beginning to fall in love with her.

A wise politician will never grudge a genuflexion or a rapture if it is expected of him by prevalent opinion.

Tom Browkaw said it best. He said NBC could survive without him or the rest of the news division, but not Nancy Fields.

Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story.

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake.

No one should live beyond 30.

I couldn't say a specific thing, but the media is not really held to high standards anymore.

A cross between Leo [DiCaprio]'s character in Catch Me If You Can and ... I don't know, I really like any of his movies.

A writer's temperament is continually making him do things he can never repair.

It is true that the politician, in his professional character, does not always, or even very often, conform to the most approved pattern of private conduct.

I hate watching myself. It's terrible. It's horrifying.

To succeed as a lawyer, a man must work like a horse and live like a hermit.

When you commit a serious doping offence you are not eligible for lottery funding.

Some missionaries are giants in the Spirit and pygmies in skills in the Spirit. Work hard to develop a balance. Your leaders, and you, should teach the skills to each other.

Most people don't realize that two-thirds of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Pentagon. The U.S. government is an insurance company with an Army.

I got to see first hand what he has done to make this a reality. That has been real rewarding to watch him achieve his dream.

I'm a big star. I don't need to be dealing with you peasants!

Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base, as soon as I.

The fact of the matter is that hope comes from many sources. I think depending on the federal government to be some sort of a savior is false hope.