Ian Mcewan Quotes

Not being boring is quite a challenge.

Ian Mcewan

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• I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.

  

  Vijender Singh
  • Life
  • Good
  • God

• I don't plan on being bashful.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Being
  • Plan
  • Bashful

• I don't suppose anybody's ever enjoyed being who they are more than Arnold's enjoyed being Arnold Palmer.

  

  Dan Jenkins
  • Being
  • More
  • Ever

• I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

  

  P. G. Wodehouse
  • See
  • Being
  • Far

• One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.

  

  Barbara Bush
  • May
  • Job
  • I Can

• When you challenge other people's ideas of who or how you should be, they may try to diminish and disgrace you. It can happen in small ways in hidden places, or in big ways on a world stage. You can spend a lifetime resenting the tests, angry about the slights and the injustices. Or, you can rise above it.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • People
  • World
  • May

• Historical science is being left in the dust.

  

  Jack Horner
  • Science
  • Being
  • Dust

• For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

  

  Rachel Weisz
  • Me
  • Being
  • Really

• It's such a Bore Being always Poor.

  

  Langston Hughes
  • Always
  • Being
  • Poor

• Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.

  

  Victor LaValle
  • Writing
  • Being
  • Try

• I don't have a lot of patience for boring arthouse movies.

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • Movies
  • Patience
  • Boring

• When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways - either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • Life
  • Real
  • Hope

• I knew a ton of actors and was friends with them, but I never dated actresses. I tried to date 'normal' people because the Hollywood dating rule is 'one star per couple' because it's quite a challenge to match the egos of two actors.

  

  Zach Galligan
  • People
  • Friends
  • Star

• Record-breaking is not getting boring. I am definitely happy with that.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
  • Record
  • Boring

• I think one challenge is that having few women in your work environment makes you feel a little isolated and alone. I'm an extrovert; I like talking to people, and I make friends easily, but if your personality is somewhat different, I think you would struggle to connect with people.

  

  Padmasree Warrior
  • People
  • Work
  • Different

• I know from an editor's point of view or a publisher's point of view it's easier to slot me into a particular niche. But I know that I'd be bored unless I wrote a book that in some senses was a challenge.

  

  Vikram Seth
  • Book
  • Me
  • Challenge

• In fiction, it's a big challenge to keep the reader in one place for so long.

  

  Victor LaValle
  • Long
  • Challenge
  • Place

• The challenge is sort of capturing the issues that Oregonians feel strongly about and moving forward on those.

  

  Kate Brown
  • Moving
  • Challenge
  • Moving Forward

• On the First Coast, there's a team of individuals working extremely hard for the future of JAXPORT. On the road ahead, I look forward to working with them to see that the Port is afforded every opportunity to grow and expand. The challenge is large, but we are all up for it.

  

  Ander Crenshaw
  • Up
  • Future
  • Opportunity

• What song have you played 10,000 times? It's probably not something basic. It's probably a song that validates your experience on Earth.

  

  Jack Antonoff Fun.
  • Experience
  • Song
  • Earth

• Israel, our great friend and the one true democracy in the Middle East has been snubbed and criticized by an administration that lacks moral clarity... President Obama has not been a friend to Israel. He has treated Iran with tender love and care and made it a great power.

  

  Donald Trump
  • Great
  • Power
  • True

• The most satisfying thrillers send ordinary people into battle against the forces of evil - otherwise known as greed, ego, rage, fear and laziness - and bring them out bloodied but whole.

  

  M. J. Rose
  • People
  • Fear
  • Evil

• I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub and you'd think it'd be a nightmare, but I like hearing the music and it's quite comforting.

  

  Ellie Goulding
  • Music
  • Thinking
  • Live

• Not being boring is quite a challenge.

  

  Ian Mcewan
  • Challenge
  • Being
  • Boring