Author Archives
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One – Speech
City Slickers with Jack Palance (Curly) and Billy Crystal (Mitch). I cannot find the complete text of the speech but starting at 2:08 in this Youtube clip. Below are two portions of the text. Normally in most of the movie… Read More ›
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Apathy
Apathy is a sort of living oblivion. Horace Greeley Born February 3, 1811 – Died November 29, 1872, was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery…. Read More ›
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Again
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, activist, lawyer, and philanthropist who served as President… Read More ›
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Swing – Speech
The movie: The Legend of Bagger Vance The story: A down-and-out golfer attempts to recover his game and his life with help from a mystical caddy. The actor giving the speech: Will Smith The Writer: Steven Pressfield Bagger Vance: Yep…… Read More ›