All Quotes

"While it is true that, in the US, one person dies every minute due to a shortage of organs for transplantation and that the country needs to find a solution to this pressing issue, it is also essential to safeguard the rights and wishes of individuals who, while still mentally competent, have considered the sensitive question of how they wish to be cared for (or not cared for) in the final stages of their lives and how they wish their body to be disposed of. The new measures have received enthusiastic support from a large part of the US transplant community, despite bioethics experts warning of the risk that the law could turn individuals who would not have wished to do so into organ donors, force certain family members to accept decisions they do not agree with, and even encourage doctors not to administer certain medications to terminally ill patients for fear of damaging the quality of organs that would otherwise be available for harvesting and transplantation. These concerns may be exaggerated, but they are entirely legitimate. For decades, efforts have been made to close the gap between organ demand and supply, but this does not mean that we should not proceed with the utmost caution. It may seem obvious to point out a fundamental principle, but we must always bear in mind that it is not acceptable to place more value on one life than on another – in this case, on the life of a man or woman on the transplant waiting list than on the life of a person who is nearing the end of their life on an intensive care unit. We must act with caution, demonstrating that the ultimate concern is always, and only, the respect and health of citizens, at whatever stage of life they are, at whatever age, and in whatever situation."

"Indeed, throughout human history, the end of life has always coincided with the cessation of the heartbeat: every hero worthy of the name has died because their heart stopped beating. Literature, works of art, and old medical textbooks provide ample evidence of this. [...] With the first cardiac surgery procedures and the invention of extracorporeal circulation, it became clear that the function of the heart could be replaced by an artificial mechanism: the person continued to live without a beating heart in his chest, as long as blood continued to flow to their brain. Doctors had recorded numerous signs, and the idea that the brain played a crucial role in human life was already well established. Based on these assumptions, a debate developed at Harvard that brought together not only doctors but also lawyers, philosophers and representatives of different faiths, as the aim was to find a definition of death that took into account the ethical concerns and the context at a given point in history. Since the Harvard guidelines, death is certified when all vital brain functions have irreversibly ceased."

"Therefore, the new definition of death was not merely the result of a discussion between scientists; above all, it was the first shared bioethical statement to have a tangible impact worldwide. Indeed, brain death formed the basis for the development of transplant medicine as we know it today; it enabled organ donation and harvesting from donors whose hearts were still beating. And it is thanks to that work that, today, tens of thousands of organ transplants are performed worldwide each year, and that, thanks to this treatment, countless patients who would otherwise be facing certain death are saved. Therefore, the definition of death is based on scientific certainties that there is no reason to question. Moreover, it is clear that if a doctor had the slightest doubt about a person's death, they would never proceed with organ harvesting."

"Gennie James - Possum Spalding, Edna's daughter"

"Ray Baker - Sheriff Royce Spalding, Edna's late husband"

"Some people currently argue that the definition of death should be revised in light of the technological innovations that have transformed the world of medicine. Personally, I believe that the way in which the end of life is defined is scientifically correct. More importantly, however, I believe that if anyone has doubts, they should raise them in the appropriate forums and present the scientific arguments that support their position to everyone. Otherwise, suggesting that an individual who has hitherto been defined as dead is no longer dead is an irresponsible act that risks jeopardising the opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of lives through post-mortem organ donation, a generous act motivated solely by a sense of solidarity between human beings."

"In the USA, I have always refused to perform transplants from altruistic donors, although such transplants were carried out, albeit rarely, at the centres I have managed. On the other hand, I have always supported, performed and encouraged transplants from living donors with whom there is an emotional bond. I am not convinced that it is right to subject someone who is not related to the recipient to the risk of surgery. I wouldn't go so far as to ban them, but I'm not convinced that they are an ethical approach or a solution to the appallingly long waiting lists, especially for kidney transplants."

"I said that five years ago, the then mayor, (Gianni Alemanno) , ran for office with a campaign focused on the issue of security. He had a vision of a film, the 'sheriff mayor' film, but it turned into a different film, the 'all talk and no action' sheriff film."

"The objective of this exercise is to get past me. A good idea might be to cause a distraction, because otherwise, there'd be 0 chance of you getting-- [Sophie dumps fish bowl, gasps] Blueberry!"

"[quoting Notting Hill] I'm just a guy...standing in front of another guy...asking him not to shoot him."

"JJ, I admire all of your tattoos. [blinks]"

"[sees JJ dancing on screen] This looks like the wedding at the end of Shrek."

"Dave Bautista as JJ, a CIA agent tasked with surveilling Sophie's mother in hopes of locating her criminal brother-in-law"

"Chloe Coleman as Sophie, a nine-year-old elementary school girl who blackmails JJ into training her to be a spy"

"Kristen Schaal as Bobbi, JJ's tech specialist"

"Parisa Fitz-Henley as Kate, Sophie's mother"

"Ken Jeong as David Kim, JJ's boss at the CIA"

"Devere Rogers as Carlos, Sophie's neighbor"

"Greg Bryk as Victor Marquez"

"Ali Hassan as Azar"

"Noah Danby as Todd, Carlos' partner"

"Nicola Correia-Damude as Christina, JJ's fellow agent at the CIA"

""Women are not immortal. We age. We wrinkle. We die."Daily Monitor, Friday, July 04, 2025"

"Women are present in the workplace in significant numbers, yet presence alone does not always translate into equal opportunity."

"Budgets are not simply ledgers of income and expenditure."

"Leaders must create an environment where merit is recognised, trust is built, and every employee feels valued."

"[Moze caught with her silver in hand] You ever try and steal anything from me again, I'll shoot you myself, you understand that? [Moze nods]"

"[to Moze] You took a no-account piece of land and a bunch of people that didn't know what they were doin' and you farmed that land better than anybody could - colored or white. You're the one that brought in the first bale of cotton this year. Don't you ever forget that."

"Forgot to tell you, we got a letter from your Aunt Gladys. She was hoping we could come to Oklahoma and visit them... during your vacation. But I don't know. I was hoping we could paint the house."

"Mrs. Spalding, believe me, if I had anyplace else to go tonight besides the State Home for the Infirm, I'd gladly leave right now. Now, when I came here, all I asked was to be left alone. I am not some kind of freak that is here on display for the amusement of those hooligans you call children."

"Right on my biscuit!"

"Albert Denby: Mrs. Spalding, when tragedies like this happen sometimes we have to face up to things that are real hard."

"W.E. Simmons: You know what your trouble is, Mrs. Spalding? You are the victim of unbridled greed."

"Sally Field - Edna Spalding"

"Lindsay Crouse - Margaret Lomax, Edna's sister"

"Ed Harris - Wayne Lomax, Margaret's husband"

"Amy Madigan - Viola Kelsey"

"John Malkovich - Mr. Will"

"Danny Glover - Moses "Moze" Hadner"

"Toni Hudson - Ermine"

"DeVoreaux White - Wylie"

"Bill Thurman - Homer"

"Jerry Haynes - Deputy Jack Driscoll"

"The key milestone in this historical, political and legal journey is that we have come to understand that violating women's physical, mental, moral and economic integrity is a violation of human rights."

"We have come to understand that the scope of gender-based violence extends to reproductive violence, an issue we should consider in light of all the struggles our country has gone through on reproductive rights. We have also drawn up a convention on violence in the workplace, which covers not only the workplace itself but also attacks on sexual integrity."

"When it comes to gender-based violence, we should also reflect on the problem that weighs on our country, namely that we have rightly accepted the presence on our territory of citizens who are fully entitled to be here – because they hold residence permits and because they work and are part of the workforce we need. At the same time, however, we do not need to import into our country cultural models that are unacceptable and contrary to our public order."

"[...] In my view, specifically with regard to violence against women, there is a public order problem that no one is noticing, namely the introduction of unacceptable family models into a democratic system like ours."

"[...] Teachers are the first point of contact for a child experiencing violence; therefore, teachers need to be prepared and trained to recognise such signals – they need to be able to decipher a pattern, an issue, or a psychological attitude that is not right. The question is: are they capable of doing that today? From my personal experience, unfortunately, I have to say no, not least because the cumbersome procedures and the complexity of getting a report to its intended recipient are such that the system is effectively at a standstill."

"From the very beginning, from the very first moment it took office, the government led by Prime Minister Meloni has made our country's international position clear, choosing to show solidarity with Ukraine and acting in perfect continuity, without ambiguity and without hesitation, with the previous government."

"[...] Never before has so much money been spent on armaments. Of course, war makes things worse, as it encourages everyone to allocate even more resources to that area. Why is this happening? It is happening because there is more fear – fear which, instead, should be driving renewed efforts to persuade the warring parties to move towards a negotiated end to the conflict [...] The ongoing war in Ukraine and its economic, food and energy consequences have highlighted our shared vulnerabilities. We have all discovered that we are weaker when war is raging around us, not least because, in the face of the fear and the costs brought about by the conflict, not everyone can resist the temptation to act alone to protect themselves better, even at the expense of others."