Yoko Ono Quotes
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
Quotes to Explore
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I've done quite a few things based on real events or real people, and I think that's always really interesting that you can read about them or, if you're lucky, you can meet them.
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'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.
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Anytime you hear different things - whether it's trade rumors or people saying you're not living up to your complete potential - you're obviously going to get ticked off about that.
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I love bikes. I used to own one, but I fell off it when I was younger and that was the end of my bike riding days until now.
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Sofia Coppola is wonderful, and I'd love to work with her.
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I hope people don't think I'm crazy, because I'm not.
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I love vintage cowboy boots, and some days I'm into platform stilettos encrusted in jewels. It's really all over the place.
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I changed the city of New York. I gave people back their morale.
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I write romance because I love to read romance.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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I love England. I don't really like places when they're too hot. It's my Celtic blood.
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I love poker!
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Unlike the stereotypical author, I've never had a job as a short-order cook, but I love cooking hot breakfasts for lots of people, juggling the eggs and the bacon and the tomatoes and the fried potatoes and so on.
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That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.
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I think, 'Scott Pilgrim,' it was something where the general audience didn't necessarily understand straight away what it was.
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I don't have any hobbies. You know, I'm very embarrassed when people ask me what are my hobbies; I don't have any hobbies. I mean, it's just enough to keep up with the things I'm trying to solve.
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How do you explain the bond between man and wife? Well, for one thing, it's private. What people do in their own marriage is their own business.
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Love of self comes first. The one who loves everybody is the one who does not love anyone.
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It's wonderful to be in love. And it's definitely wonderful to cuddle and have sex and get to experience life with somebody. But it's OK if you don't find him and you're 24. You can find it someday.
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The difference between a drunk and a alcoholic is that a drunk doesn't have to attend all those meetings.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
