22 quotes found
“Our fathers never leave us. Ever.”
“History is simply what's behind us.”
“The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.”
“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.”
“I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.”
“The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.”
“...when you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that's not just a bad feeling, that's a biological gift from God - the Gift of Fear...when you ignore that ...”
“And y'know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That's what they're worried about most...they're terrified of a small group with ...”
“Since the moment I saw her yesterday, I've been looking through the sparkly prism of exhilaration that comes with any old flame. But now, for the first time, I'm not just seeing what I want. I'm se...”
“...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.”
“Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history...”
“History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?”
“...history is a selection process - it chooses moments and events, and even people - it hands them a situation that they shouldn't be able to overcome, and it's in those moments, in that fight, tha...”
“History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one ca...”
“In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.”
“We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.”
“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.”
“there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
“There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark...and something...”
“She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in some unforgivable way...Th...”
