Robert Shaw Professions : Actor Born : August 9, 1927 Died : August 28, 1978 Browse All Authors Top 11 quotes by Robert Shaw The arts are not simply skills: their concern is the intellectual, ethical, and spiritual maturity of human life. And in a time when religious and political institutions are so busy engraving images of marketable gods and candidates that they lose their vision of human dignity, the arts have become the custodians of those values which most worthily difine humanity, which most sensitively define Divinity. Robert Shaw religious spiritual art You never know who's going to be in the audience. You never know who is going to be hearing that piece for the first time, and you never know who is going to be hearing that piece for the last time. Robert Shaw hearing pieces lasts When we all sing with one voice, the world will stop and listen. Robert Shaw voice world Success lasts only three seconds. After that you're the same as you were before you had it. Robert Shaw seconds lasts three Satan and all his agents, with all their combined strength and subtilty, cannot separate one soul from Christ. Robert Shaw agents satan soul In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it. Robert Shaw vengeance lord may You don't see something until you have the right metaphor to perceive it. Robert Shaw perceive metaphor There's no future in being poor. Robert Shaw poor My taxes alone keep eight lawyers busy, and when I finally get my money, its only one-third of what I earn. With the kids in school and my other responsibilities, I get no change back from the first million dollars. The money flows out like water. Robert Shaw responsibility kids school I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be Jack Nicholson or Jean Gabin. Robert Shaw actors character men I don't want to write every week, it's too much trouble, and I shall only write when I want something. If you think I'm sick when I don't write, you can send for me to come and tell you. Robert Shaw want-something writing thinking Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
