What you hold in your hand is proof of man's power - against which our strength means nothing. It has the force of 100 spears. I warn you, man's ingenuity goes hand-in-hand with their cruelty. No creature is as devious or violent.
Charlton HestonWe don't think well of our presidents when they are serving. Even Kennedy, with such a short presidency, was beginning to lose his remarkable appeal to the American people when he was suddenly sainted by death.
Charlton HestonFilm is the only art form whose raw materials are so horrendously expensive that the artist cannot afford to buy them for himself.
Charlton HestonYou could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s.
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