Famous quotes containing the words acting, company and/or commander:
“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about childrens growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)
“The company of women of fashion will improve your manners, though not your understanding; and that complaisance and politeness, which are so useful in mens company, can only be acquired in womens.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (16941773)
“Frenchmen, we do not accept your surrender. You surrender only to the enemy. If youre Vichy, fight us. If youre Frenchmen, join us.”
—Samuel Fuller, U.S. screenwriter. American commander (uncredited)