Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.
The political power of the Country must fall eventually into the hands of certain great families as it always has done in other republics.
There are thus great swathes of the past where understanding is more important and reputable than judgement, because the principal actors performed in line with the ideas and values of that time, not of ours.
Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
Being a father or a mother is not only a great challenge, it is a divine calling. It is an effort requiring consecration.
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.
Great research universities must insist on independence from government and on the exercise of academic freedom.
To achieve the kinds of innovations needed to tackle the climate crisis, government must not shun the private sector, but rather must work closely with industry and our nation's great research universities.
Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers.
None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'.
I had a niche. And my niche was that I was brown. So it's like, 'Great, I get to go up for all these 'brown parts.'' I call them 'brown parts' because that's what they are. That's not to be resentful, because I loved playing those parts - I got to meet so many cool actors.
For those who support same-sex marriage - and I support it without reservation - the ideal of equality and the belief in the dignity of same-sex relationships necessarily makes the issue seem a great deal like the civil-rights struggles of the past.
While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market.
A great actor is independent of the poet, because the supreme essence of feeling does not reside in prose or in verse, but in the accent with which it is delivered.
This is a great country, and it's a melting pot. People shouldn't judge other people by the color of their skin, their church, or the area where they reside.
The question of religion was a matter for each individual's conscience, and in a great many cases was the outcome of birth or residence in a certain geographical area.
I gave up on the national team - I thought to myself, 'Well, that's just not something that's going to happen for me.' The national team was in residency camp; I was 6,000 miles away. Nobody was watching, nobody cared... I'm just going to go play for myself and my team and try to be great... and I had more fun than I'd have ever had.
The Resident Evil' series. Not only are they great games, but the creators' willingness to reinvent the game every so often is something I think positively affects our industry.
I resigned on my own, and during my time, the country enjoyed a period of great prosperity.
