Frederick William Faber Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I've always enjoyed poor health.
-
Watch your finances like a hawk.
-
I remember the first time I stepped into the ring at age 16. I loved hitting things... but who likes getting hit?!
Mandy Bujold -
I have a funny family, but none of them are remotely in show business.
-
If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
-
Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character.
-
I grew up on 'Lost.' I was 17 when I started, and I did it for four or five years, on and off.
-
The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
-
Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.
-
I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but I won't sell myself short and be in somebody else's movie, like 'Boyz N the Hood.' I don't think I woulda done that.
-
I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
-
Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
-
I used to work for an SOE. The wealth I created didn't belong to me. In other words, I was only managing money for the country and the people.
-
Most people don't want to get married. Being married, that's a responsibility.
-
Except for certain moments - when cells are dividing, for instance - chromosomes don't form compact, countable bodies inside cells. Instead, they unravel and flop about, which makes counting chromosomes a bit like counting strands of ramen in a bowl.
-
When I first decided I was going to have a go at writing a book - and really, it was a mid-life crisis - I was 39. I was in business with my husband; we had a very busy lifestyle and quite a hectic schedule running this flourishing business in travel, and I found myself waking up and realising that I didn't want to do this anymore.
-
Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators censor or ban books. It's why it was illegal to teach slaves to read. It's why girls in developing countries have acid thrown in their faces when they walk to school.
-
I would have 55 dogs if I could. I'm hoping one day to open my own shelter.
-
You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.
-
Putin said I was a genius. I do say this: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we actually could get along with Russia and China and some other countries that we don’t get along with, and then we go out and knock the hell out of ISIS? Wouldn’t it be nice if we cleaned that mess up? Wouldn’t it be smart?
-
Hark, dumbass, the error is not to fall but to fall from no height. Don't fall off a curb, fall off a cliff.
-
What is a labour victory? I maintain that it is a twofold thing. Workers must gain economic advantage, but they must also gain revolutionary spirit, in order to achieve a complete victory. For workers to gain a few cents more a day, a few minutes less a day, and go back to work with the same psychology, the same attitude toward society is to achieve a temporary gain and not a lasting victory.
-
Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.
