Mary Lambert Quotes
Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole 'Screw you, I'm awesome for what I do' attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of.
Quotes to Explore
-
A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching.
-
I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
-
When I lead essay workshops, I ask students to come up with at least five topics, which they'll narrow down to one. The winning idea should be the story the student is most excited to tell because it honestly reflects his or her best self.
-
Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
-
I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
-
I'm always on the phone because I'm usually not with the people I want to be with.
-
I want to play interesting women.
-
If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
-
Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
-
Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
-
There's no handbook for parenting. So you walk a very fine line as a parent because you are civilizing these raw things. They will tip the coffee over and finger-paint on the table. At some point, you have to say, 'We're gonna have to clean that up because you don't paint with coffee on a table.'
-
The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
-
If you get something like 'Avatar,' it opens up a lot of big blockbuster doors.
-
In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
-
Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I might have despaired.
-
The Zach Johnson Foundation, for my wife and I, is very much a part of what we do and why we do what we do. It's a great platform for us to give back to the community that started me in the game and other communities.
-
I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
-
In a weird way, I'm always going to ground myself. I'm an insecure kind of pessimist, but I'm always kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop.
-
I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.
-
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
-
So many people are killing their childhood. It's like, "Okay, today I've decided I'm gonna be a grown-up, and I'm not a kid anymore." But, that's bullshit. You're still a kid. It makes no sense to kill the kid.
-
All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
-
If Democrats don't go on Fox News, it doesn't mean that people stop watching.
-
Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has that whole 'Screw you, I'm awesome for what I do' attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of.
