#sence

I never suffered from the absence of a father. On the contrary, as a child I was more inclined to see men as a disturbing factor. It made things difficult for me when I started working as a director. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#child #contrary #difficult #director #disturbing

A baby's existence for the first three months is a one-way street. One person is doing all the work and the other is crying, sleeping and pooping. So the first moment when you're actually able to do something and they acknowledge your presence, that's a big deal. A very big deal. ↗

— Colin Hanks

#acknowledge #actually #baby #big #big deal

Belief in the absence of illusions is itself an illusion. ↗

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

#belief #illusion #illusions #itself

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#difficulty #everything #grace #hesitation #incongruity

Generally in my films like 'Hearts of Darkness' or 'Picture This,' I try not to make myself a presence in the film. ↗

— George Hickenlooper

#film #films #generally #hearts #i

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty. ↗

— John Howard

#difficulty #god #her #i #majesty

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. ↗

— Epictetus

#best #calls #company #forth #keep

I wish you to inform the Court that my absence, though deliberate, is not intended in any way to be disrespectful. Nor is it prompted by any fear of the punishment which might be inflicted on me. ↗

— Bram Fischer

#any #court #deliberate #disrespectful #fear

The alarming thing in China is the almost total absence of primary care. Even in cities, there are no independent doctors' offices or neighborhood clinics, so people have to go to the hospital for every health care need. ↗

— Nancy Travis

#alarming #almost #care #china #cities

The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control. ↗

— Benjamin Tucker

#control #essence #government