Charlie Brooker Quotes
We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'Top Gear.'
Quotes to Explore
-
We lived on isolated farms and ranches, far from anybody, and when I was young I knew very few other kids, so I lived to a great extent in my imagination.
-
Dallas is a great city, and it's worth fighting for.
-
In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.
-
I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.
-
The great aim of your life should be to keep your powers up to the highest possible standard, to so conserve your energies, guard your health, that you can make every occasion a great occasion.
-
When most people think of Woodrow Wilson, they see a dour minister's son who never cracked a smile, where in fact he was a man of genuine joy and great sadness.
-
Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.
-
On the weekends, I do the usual parental things, going to the boys' football tournaments or getting out for a hike along the Great Wall.
-
Fage does not make great yogurt.
-
My great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh, as being wiser than the intellect. We can go wrong in our minds. But what our blood feels and believes and says, is always true. The intellect is only a bit and a bridle.
-
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
-
That's the great thing about G.I. Joe: it's essentially superheroes, but it's military based - and it's based in reality.
-
An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.
-
Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
-
I have learned a great deal in my life, and DeMolay helped me to learn that character and integrity should be cornerstones in your life. As a Senior DeMolay, as a father, the best advice I could ever give would be to take the high road in life, and you will be able to build trusting relationships.
-
It's physically hard for me to work. I start to break down, physically. My joints start. I get weepy eyes. I don't sleep well. I was never a hard worker, I guess. So the voiceover work ethic is really great for me - couple days a month, two hours a day.
-
I done made music with Makonnen, Frank Ocean. We all make great music.
-
I'm not a fan of self-help books - how can something be 'self-help' if the book itself is purportedly helping you?
-
Nobody rises above mediocrity unless they use the brains of other people.
-
On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program.
-
Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it.
-
I like residing in abstraction.
-
The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero.
-
We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'Top Gear.'
