Richard Dreyfuss Quotes & Sayings

“Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that's uncivil.”

“It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.”

“It is an obvious and blatant stupidity beyond my ability to articulate how dumb it is for us not to teach our children how to run the government.”

“We need to get back to reasoning and thinking things through. The future generation is being brought up in greed and without a true understanding of civics. There is no more emphasis on knowledge and time. As a society we need to process ideas and understand what certain principles are based upon.”

“I really think that living is the process of going from complete certainty to complete ignorance.”

“In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.”

“The bad guy always gets the best scene and the best lines in the film, and they usually get the most days off.”

“John Kennedy really did extend the reach of the American people and said, like Lincoln said in a way, that our reach is farther than our grasp - and we should aim high.”

“When you Google me, you'll find a lot of people don't like Richard Dreyfuss. Because I'm cocky and I present a cocky attitude. But no one has ever disagreed with the notion I represent, that we need more civic education. So far there's 100 percent support for that.”

“Kerry is an adult - he thinks things through. He learns from the present as well as the past. To George Bush, thinking things through is for sissies.”