Bobbie Ann Mason Quotes

Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero.

Bobbie Ann Mason

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• Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.

  

  Karl Lagerfeld
  • People
  • Me
  • Collection

• Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.

  

  Yelawolf
  • Love
  • I Love
  • Shoulder

• My real passions are horses and playing polo. I care a lot about that and staying fit and in shape.

  

  Nacho Figueras
  • Real
  • Care
  • Fit

• Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.

  

  Nathan Kirsh
  • Real
  • Need
  • Busy

• Devotion complete culminates in knowledge supreme.

  

  Ramana Maharshi
  • Knowledge
  • Complete
  • Supreme

• And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.

  

  Inge de Bruijn
  • Mean
  • Never
  • Doubt

• Natural selection is not gene centrist and nor is biology all about genes; our comprehending minds are a result of our fast evolving culture.

  

  Daniel Dennett
  • Culture
  • Fast
  • Biology

• I respect the Premier League.

  

  Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • Respect
  • Premier League

• No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

  

  Jacob Bronowski
  • Power
  • Science
  • Politics

• The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

  

  Ranbir Kapoor
  • Time
  • School
  • Study

• Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.

  

  Kailash Satyarthi
  • Freedom
  • Childhood
  • Denial

• My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.

  

  Finn Jones
  • She
  • Dad
  • Child

• I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.

  

  Warren Spector
  • Game
  • Director
  • Project

• We have two trainers at the polo ground and do a mix of aerobics, gymnastics and stretches before we start riding. As polo players, it's very important for us to keep in shape. We do a bit of yoga and Pilates sometimes, too.

  

  Facundo Pieres
  • Important
  • Sometimes
  • Start

• I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.

  

  Kat Graham
  • Yourself
  • Loved
  • Hated

• I can knit quite well. I make really long scarves.

  

  Daisy Ridley
  • Long
  • I Can
  • Knit

• After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.

  

  Barbara Deming
  • People
  • Society
  • Rest

• Here, class attendance is expected and students are required to take notes, which they are tested on. What is missing, it seems to me, is the use of knowledge, the practical training.

  

  Harrison Salisbury
  • Knowledge
  • Me
  • Training

• Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.

  

  Babasaheb
  • Mind
  • Existence
  • Aim

• Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Life
  • Love
  • Moments

• As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • People
  • Up
  • School

• I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.

  

  Randeep Hooda
  • Hero
  • Actor
  • Films

• Diversifying, to me, is the product of having an idea and knowing to say, 'Let's do it.'

  

  Jimmy Iovine

• Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero.

  

  Bobbie Ann Mason
  • American
  • Literature
  • Hero