Roger Ebert Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“It is reckless to make broad generalizations about any group of people.”

“Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.”

“Catholic theology believes that God gave man free will, and you can't give somebody free will and then send in a play from the sidelines.”

“If your religion doesn't respect the rights of other religions, it is lacking something.”

“It is quite possible for the vulgar to be funny, but to succeed, it must rise to a certain genius.”

“Life is made up of challenges that cannot be solved but only accepted.”

“By going to the movies, and because of other things, too, going to college, making a wide variety of friends, moving around traveling, I became a lot more open-minded than the heritage I was born into might have suggested.”

“Here's how much I know about hockey. Mike Royko and I were in a tiny bar one winter night, and the radio kept reporting goals by the Blackhawks. I mentioned how frequently the team was scoring. 'You're listening to the highlights,' Royko observed.”

“I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can't say it wasn't interesting. My lifetime's memories are what I have brought home from the trip.”

“My motto: 'No good movie is depressing. All bad movies are depressing.'”