“Our aim in the film ['Resilience'] is to make people understand that resilience is something you can create, build or develop, rather than just having as an inherent gift organically or thinking you are a special person. That's really important.” PeopleThinkingPersonsImportantFilmSpecialAimResilienceInherent Author:James Redford
“I think everyone understands when these cycles are disrupted, especially in terms of institutionalized poverty, it's always will be difficult - patterns are put into place, and certain behaviors keep getting repeated.” ThinkingCertainDifficultTermPovertyBehaviorPatternsCycles Author:James Redford
“My grandfather was a prominent executive at Chevron (oil), and of course my father is a fairly radical and progressive environmentalist. But he was also a very active Democrat and pacifist. More importantly, he was one of the best storytellers I've ever met. I think that trait has been passed down the line, even to my kids.” ThinkingHas BeensKidsCoursesFatherLinesMetsDemocratActiveOilRadicalExecutivesProgressiveTraitsGrandfatherStorytellerMy GrandfatherProminentEnvironmentalistPacifist Author:James Redford
“I think the macho mystique was far more a guiding principle in our Dad's generation than ours, the 'strong silent type' was much more common.” ThinkingStrongCommonPrinciplesGenerationsTypeDadSilentMachoMystiqueGuiding Principles Author:James Redford
“I also think there is a wisdom and strength in that generation [of our parents], in terms of getting through difficult times, and there is a stoicism in the face of challenges that I greatly admire.” ThinkingFacesParentDifficultTermChallengesGenerationsAdmireStoicismDifficult Times Author:James Redford
