Given the unprecedented ignorance of the Bible in contemporary America, it is likely that more young Americans will only know the Noah of 'Noah.' We can only hope that the film offers even a fraction of the wisdom of the original.
Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.
After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.
I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright.
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.
I'm not one for conventional wisdom. I founded my label in 1998, but after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, my Japanese backers pulled out, and I couldn't afford to produce the line myself. I needed fresh ideas from someone who understood technology, since that was the direction the business was going.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
We believe in the wisdom of the front lines.
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.
This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school.
My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.
I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.
