James Rufus Agee ( AY-jee; November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was an American novelist, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic. In the 1940s, writing for Time, he was one of the most influential film critics in the United States. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957),...
You must be in tune with the times and prepared to break with tradition.
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.