![Alec Guinness classed up that movie [Star Wars]. Nobody else in that movie knew how to act. Nobody else had a clue of what they were doing. The young guy was a complete loss, absolutely couldn't act his way out of a bag, but Alec Guinness carried that movie. He was such a class act that it elevated the film to be a joy to watch.](/assets/img/quote-photos/alec-guinness-classed-up-that-movie-star-wars-nobody-else-in-that-movie-knew-h-638941986072924348.jpg)
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stars thinking think-big
But I don't think I was ever destined to be a big star. Chris Elliott
stars thinking law
I used to think that you could get to a level of success where the laws of the universe didn't apply. But they do. It's still life on life's terms, not on movie-star terms. I still have to work at relationships. I still have to work on my weight and some of my other demons. Chris Farley
stars goal gold
If your goal is to be the biggest movie star in the world, a 10-movie contract is gold. It was never my goal. Chris Evans
stars sky fire
Lost! Lost! Lost! Better a whole world on fire than a soul lost! Better every star quenched and the skies a wreck than a single soul to be lost! Charles Spurgeon
stars children names
You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: he who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting his own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature he ever made, or the only saint he ever loved. Approach him and be at peace.
stars drama way
Drama or comedy programming is still the surest way for advertisers to reach a mass audience. Once that changes, all bets are off. Dick Wolf
stars past thinking
They did ask me to do 'Dancing With The Stars;' I said I can do one show, but on that show you have to come up with a new number every week, and I told them that I think I'm a little past that stage. Dick Van Dyke
stars jobs guarantees-that
Being a movie star is a rare job. Nobody gives you any guarantees that you'll get to do it forever. It's a very lucky and privileged position to be in. Diane Keaton
stars writing men
Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best.
war outlook-on-life world
If the whole world went vegan, there would be less war. How you eat determines your mood and your outlook on life. Alexandra Paul
war jumping hatred
You can't rewind war. It spools on, and on, and on, looping and jumping, distorted and cracked with age, and the stories contract until only the nuggets of hatred remain and no one can even remember, or imagine, why the war was organized in the first place. Alexandra Fuller
war fighting men
The land itself, of course, was careless of its name. It still is. You can call it what you like, fight all the wars you want in its name. Change its name altogether if you like. The land is still unblinking under the African sky. It will absorb white man's blood and the blood of African men, it will absorb blood from slaughtered cattle and the blood from a woman's birthing with equal thirst. It doesn't care.
war fighting wish
Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism. Ludwig von Mises
war competition battle
It is merely a metaphor to call competition competitive war, or simply, war. The function of battle is destruction; of competition, construction.
war government asking
Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
war father essence
Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things.
war victory well-being
Wars of aggression are popular nowadays with those nations convinced that only victory and conquest could improve their material well-being.
war father essence
War is harmful, not only to the conquered but to the conqueror. Society has arisen out of the works of peace; the essence of society is peacemaking. Peace and not war is the father of all things. Only economic action has created the wealth around us; labor, not the profession of arms, brings happiness. Peace builds, war destroys.
loss love possible
Sean: Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself. H. Hunt
losses retrace
Obviously, we are not going to see some substantial gains, but I think we will be able to retrace some of these losses by the end of the week.
loss
Obviously, this is a disappointing loss for us,
loss ideas decision
Capital does not 'beget profit' as Marx thought. The capital goods as such are dead things that in themselves do not accomplish anything. If they are utilized according to a good idea, profit results. If they are utilized according to a mistaken idea, no profit or losses result. It is the entrepreneurial decision that creates either profit or loss.
loss mourn south team time
We had a very disappointing loss (to South Carolina) and it will be very interesting to see how our team handles it. In this league, you don't have time to mourn a loss. Kevin Stallings
loss play giving
When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row. Chris Evert
loss winning clouds
Losses are always a relief. They take a burden off me, make me feel more normal. If I win several tournaments in a row I get so confident I'm in a cloud. If I lose I go back to the dressing room and I'm no better nor worse than anyone else. A loss gets me eager again.
loss sight honor
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
loss justice people
We said that a single injustice, a single crime, a single illegality, particularly if it is officially recorded, confirmed, a single wrong to humanity, a single wrong to justice and to right, particularly if it is universally, legally, nationally, commodiously accepted, that a single crime shatters and is sufficient to shatter the whole social pact, the whole social contract, that a single legal crime, a single dishonorable act will bring about the loss of ones honor, the dishonor of a whole people. It is a touch of gangrene that corrupts the entire body. Charles Peguy