Ian Watson Quotes
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's.
Quotes to Explore
-
I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
-
Body experience... is the centre of creation.
-
When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
-
What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
-
I think you will find scientists that think like you in Germany and Britain, and you will find politicians that think like Weinberger. I think the most bellicose ruling group in the Western world at the moment is the British.
-
If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.
-
There is still a funny notion that women should not write violent fiction.
-
I received free health care.
-
There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention.
-
There is no shortage of embarrassing facts about healthcare, and people die every day in the U.S. due to preventable errors - would you fly planes if you knew several of them would drop out of the sky every day?
-
My dad moved to London in his early 20s and didn't really go back. So the irony is I've spent lots and lots of time in Ireland, but not with my dad. I've shot films in Belfast, where he's from. And I've shot in Dun Laoghaire. Which is great. And I've shot in Dublin.
-
I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.
-
When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, there would be no sadism or war.
-
If women's rights are a problem for some modern Muslim men, it is neither because of the Quran nor the Prophet, nor the Islamic tradition, but simply because those rights conflict with the interests of a male elite.
-
People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend.
-
'Miele' is a code name for a girl who has a double life.
-
I'm saying, Come on, the global warming thing? How did the ice melt during the ice ages? Was the dinosaurs driving SUVs around back then?
-
People think that Israelis are mean, evil people who only want to hurt Arabs all day.
-
Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk.
-
Over the last few years, Greece has been in the world spotlight for all the wrong reasons - because of its economic crisis, and then because of the refugees from Syria.
-
High school was difficult for me because I was in the thick of dealing with my depression and anxiety.
-
My priorities had been changing before I had Addie but after she was born they changed completely. I don't count - my daughter sort of owns me.
-
It has since been agreed that speeches given in English will be translated into French and vice versa, and even into German and Italian when necessary. No doubt translations into Esperanto will also soon be in demand.
-
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's.
