Logo
Quote by Gary Ross
Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket

Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future. – Gary Ross

Other quotes by Gary Ross

History is full of examples of people who clamp down after they began to enjoy too much freedom. Freedom can lead to instability, anarchy, and confusion. So there can be a moral counter-revolution. – Gary Ross

Category:
Freedom
Author
Gary Ross
Read Quote

Most modern science fiction went to school on Dune. Even Harry Potter with its boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion. – Gary Ross

Category:
Religion
Author
Gary Ross
Read Quote

I dont understand people who dream in black and white. I just dont get it. My dreams have always been vivid color. – Gary Ross

Category:
Dreams
Author
Gary Ross
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Change
category

If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience. – Mao Zedong

Category:
Change

There are two kinds of fools: those who cant change their opinions and those who wont. – Josh Billings

Category:
Change

I think its harder for people than it should be. But as more and more of us become carbon neutral and change the patterns in our lives to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem, we are now beginning to see the changes in policy that are needed. – Al Gore

Category:
Change

When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behavior that compromises the lives of millions of people around the world can truly change. – Simon Mainwaring

Category:
Change

Random Quotes

Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. – Thomas Moore

Category:
Intelligence

Yes. I think the anti-Wal-Mart is Costco, which pays much better and has much better health benefits and which is profitable and offers low prices. – Barbara Ehrenreich

Category:
Health

Ive won at every level, except college and pro. – Shaquille ONeal

Category:
Sports :: Basketball

I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the message, even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. – Isabel Allende

Category:
Freedom