These two actually dated in the 1980s for a while.
Link to great Esquire article
“I believe that if, at the end of it all according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances…we must try. I didn’t always know this and I am happy that I lived long enough to find it out.”
Considering Ebert's long struggle with thyroid cancer, I think it's amazing that he continues to have such a positive outlook on life. Though his voice has been taken, he continues to use his words on his blog and on Twitter to try and make some small difference.
He's brash. He's unreserved. He's ... well ... Ebert.
We should all be a bit more like him.
“I believe that if, at the end of it all according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances…we must try. I didn’t always know this and I am happy that I lived long enough to find it out.”
Considering Ebert's long struggle with thyroid cancer, I think it's amazing that he continues to have such a positive outlook on life. Though his voice has been taken, he continues to use his words on his blog and on Twitter to try and make some small difference.
He's brash. He's unreserved. He's ... well ... Ebert.
We should all be a bit more like him.
He looks like a Batman villain. Solid quote though. Ebert is a good dude.
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