Christopher Hampton Quotes
I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that.
Quotes to Explore
-
We continue to be bullish on China.
-
No one wants to hear the truth if it isn't what they want to hear.
-
I definitely go with the flow because I feel like I have been so lucky, and so many things have happened to me that just never should have happened.
-
To be honest, I think that I am a bit of a singer, coming from Wales; being Welsh, we are all very proud of our singing heritage.
-
The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
-
We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
-
You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.
-
Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
-
We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
-
I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
-
As technology breaks down the physical barriers of college campuses, the extraordinary intellectual capital of the educator community is becoming available to anyone committed to learning - regardless of age, income or location.
-
I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
-
Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.
-
Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.
-
Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.
-
To be the outsider is actually a great thing in England.
-
Like I said, everybody has got something they have to deal with health-wise, and everybody's human. I should look after myself better, but so should everybody, right?
-
All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
-
The man can neither man, nor retain, one moment of time; it all comes to him by pure gift; he might as well regard the sun and moon as his chattels.
-
It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'
-
I used to just take every job that seemed relatively appealing. But now I take a job and it's in the trades the next day - it feels like people are watching and waiting to see what you do, and when you do take a job, attention is noted.
-
I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.
-
The pressure of 'what are you going to do?' makes everyone feel like they haven't done anything yet.
-
I love films. If I'd known how to get into or do it from the word go, I would have done that.
