Beyond the Rhetoric

“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” We had previously traveled through the Netherlands with artist Vincent van Gogh and through to France with Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Continuing with my journeys through Europe, I [...]

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.” Continuing with my journeys through Europe, I have now departed from the Netherlands (last week’s Sunday Snippet featured a Vincent van Gogh quote) and am currently [...]

“It is better to be high-spirited, even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent. It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love, is well done.” Since I am [...]

“Some people get into this business and they’re so afraid to lose anything. They try to protect their position like clinging to a beachhead. These actors end up making really safe choices. I never wanted to go that route. If I go down, I’m going down swinging.” In light of the recent tragedy at the [...]

“‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy [...]