Ridley Quotes

“Ridley was like a beautiful snake - you couldn't let her get close without the risk of being bitten.”

“Ridley nodded. 'She told me I couldn't ever tell General Harding or anybody else. Told me I wouldn't be safe.' 'Safe?' Uncle Bob stopped rocking and took the pipe from between his teeth. 'She started in talkin' 'bout you bein' safe, sir?' Ridley nodded again, and that's when Uncle Bob grinned. 'Well, shoot . . . you ain't lost her yet, sir. Not altogether, anyhow. Any female goes to talkin' 'bout you bein' safe . . . hmmph. There still be somethin' left in her heart for ya.”

“Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing.”

“On rare occasions, Dad used to reminisce about when he met Eisenhower and how Churchill would pop in, in the late hours of the evening or night, carrying a cigar, when he'd obviously had a good dinner.”

“White folks, no matter how well-meaning or open-minded, have no true idea what it's like to be black in America. That's not a slam against white people or an accusation of latent bigotry. But the fact is that we all live in an Anglo-dominated society.”

“Life isn't black and white. It's a million gray areas, don't you find?”

“Fire is our first form of technology.”

“The U.K. has to keep investing in new technology, skills, and infrastructure to keep pace with international competition.”

“As a filmmaker, deep blacks are essential, and in my experience, no technology captures those attributes as well as Plasma.”