Quotes by Ed Harris

“If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldnt be able to do my job here. Ill do what I think is right and explain it later.”

“Pollock said several times that he couldnt separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.”

“One thing I learned about Mr. Pollocks art, which any art student knows Im sure, but was indeed a revelation to me, is that Jackson fully believed and lived by dont use the accident, because I deny the accident. One cannot even approximate Pollocks work unless every stroke, every pour, every slap, every fling, every shake, every splash, every splatter and every flick has a specific intention.”

“The man is a visionary, ... History.”

“The principals here are all very experienced; the teachers are very experienced. Theyre looking out for our kids all the time, and theyve got strong radar.”

“Once Doc got an idea in her head that she was going to do something, you didnt stop her. She had the ability or insight to look at something in the raw and in her mind, she could see the completed project. When she saw this building, she knew this was the one and she was right.”

“This is a smart approach to managing rail capacity at a time of substantial growth in Canadas trade volumes with Pacific Rim countries. It will enhance the fluidity and capacity of both railroads in Vancouver and deliver better service to our port and terminal partners, while ensuring healthy rail competition between CN and CPR is maintained at the Port of Vancouver.”

“I dont have the luxury of the firsthand historical knowledge that you have. Youll probably find the same thing with the board.”

“A lot of parents are extremely thankful were trying to fill a void theyd had in the past. Weve been looking for a long time to fill in the gap between regular ed and special ed students, which wound up being our biggest percentage of dropouts.”

“I think we have an obligation to continue to serve that population.”

“You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting.”

“There is student use, but the physical presence of drugs in the building isnt as prevalent as some might have you believe. We havent even averaged one drug bust per year.”

You cant betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.