#periods

Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#around #better #change #change things #courageous

I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#die #i #life #my life #periods

Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns. ↗

— Michael D. Barnes

#car #checks #drive #guns #how

America has entered one of its periods of historic madness, but this is the worst I can remember. ↗

— John le Carre

#entered #historic #i #i can #madness

I find it difficult to be in rooms now for long periods of time. I can usually take it for about an hour. Then I stride out. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#difficult #find #hour #i #i can

Why do you think so many actors are only half-developed people? It's very easy when you're a young actor to have these intense, explosive friendships for short periods of time, because you can control what's shown of you. Then you go on to your next job and reinvent yourself again. I think it's important to find something constant. ↗

— Damian Lewis

#again #because #constant #control #easy

Periodically over the years I've always taken periods of time away from acting. ↗

— Daniel Day-Lewis

#always #away #i #over #periodically

You know, we have a long history of covering different periods of this band's development with a live record... a sort of live thing that would be done for three or four records, and that was the intention with this particular package. ↗

— Alex Lifeson

#covering #development #different #done #four

I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody. ↗

— Laura Linney

#certain #certain things #condition #different #enjoy

Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most. ↗

— Norman Mailer

#history #individuals #most #periods #revolutions