Martin Amis Quotes

On any longer view, man is only fitfully committed to the rational - to thinking, seeing, learning, knowing. Believing is what he's really proud of.

Martin Amis

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I was not meant to go deer hunting every fall.

Frances Fisher
- Fall
- Hunting
- Deer
There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.

Ramez Naam
- Action
- Worry
- Optimism
A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it.

Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Feeling
- Opinion
- Stand
England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

E. M. Forster
My centre of who I thought I was was never very consciously about being beautiful or attractive - I think I'm one of those people who's actually grown into their looks.

Harriet Walter
- People
- Beautiful
- Thought
I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.

Tawakkol Karman
- People
- Work
- Woman