Ian Mcewan Quotes
I couldn't think about novels at all. It seemed the only writing that was appropriate to that horrendous event was journalism, reportage. And, in fact, I think the profession rose quite honorably to the task. Novelists require a slower turnover, I mean, in time.Ian Mcewan
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Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
Barnabe Barnes -
I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
Madhuri Dixit -
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
Yo-Yo Ma -
Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner.
Ice Cube -
Leaders cannot work in a vacuum. They may take on larger, seemingly more important roles in an organization, but this does not exclude them from asking for and using feedback. In fact, a leader arguably needs feedback more so than anyone else. It's what helps a leader respond appropriately to events in pursuit of successful outcomes.
Jack Canfield -
I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
Zubin Mehta
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
Gary Lineker -
I never met a stripe I didn't like.
Edgardo Osorio -
One of the things I took from my wartime experiences was that reality was a stage set... the comfortable day-to-day life, school, the home where one lives and all the rest of it... could be dismantled overnight.
J. G. Ballard -
It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger.
Naomi Wolf -
As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
Olga Kurylenko -
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
Isaac Asimov
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I'm still blowing alright, and I still enjoy it which is the main thing.
Acker Bilk -
You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
Paloma Faith -
My parents were perfectly open-minded about everything. They never tried to convince us of what was true or what wasn't true in their minds. We were just presented with the information that was around and pretty much allowed - though, I mean, we knew how they felt. We knew they didn't go to church. So obviously that had an effect.
Tad Williams -
The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.
Orison Swett Marden -
Sports can unify the Iraqi people - no Sunnis, no Shiites, just sport for the country.
Dana Hussein -
Everything people say I couldn't do I've done.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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Passion means suffering and compassion means suffering together. Suffering produces perseverance and perseverance produces character and character produces hope. And that lifts people up, knowing they're not alone.
Lacey Mosley -
God has been good to me. My faith has been good to me in the moments of deepest suffering, doubt and fear.
Pierce Brosnan -
Honestly, I do spend most of my time between films trying to get the next one made.
Kasi Lemmons -
I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
Mary Hunter Austin -
Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.
Lauren Myracle -
I couldn't think about novels at all. It seemed the only writing that was appropriate to that horrendous event was journalism, reportage. And, in fact, I think the profession rose quite honorably to the task. Novelists require a slower turnover, I mean, in time.
Ian Mcewan