Bryan Lee O'Malley Quotes

The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known.

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• Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.

  

  Zach Anner
  • People
  • Time
  • Light

• I find great beauty in songs with a creative interpretation, but most people generally don't get that, and go for the simple songs, but I prefer something a bit more complicated, which is more meaningful to the creator.

  

  Irwin Thomas
  • People
  • Great
  • Simple

• Johnny once described our relationship by saying we were as close as two people could be without being married.

  

  Ed McMahon
  • People
  • Relationship
  • Saying

• I grew up in the hood, and I was raised to hate cops. But then, I started to realize that they're people, and they have lives, too.

  

  Manny Montana
  • People
  • Up
  • Hate

• Of course we wish that more people involved in the leak of my true CIA identity had been prosecuted, but the system worked.

  

  Valerie Plame
  • People
  • True
  • Wish

• The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out.' It sounded great. The narcotic of it was so intense - it was pleasurable. I was like, 'You sound like a band.' Then I ended up spending the rest of my life trying to chase that initial high again.

  

  Ian MacKaye
  • Life
  • Up
  • Time

• People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.

  

  Nathan Myhrvold
  • People
  • Time
  • Political

• Instead of reading a paper, we now read the news online. Instead of buying books at a store, we buy them on-line. What's so revolutionary? The Internet has mainly affected our leisure life.

  

  Ha-Joon Chang
  • Life
  • Reading
  • Internet

• Any faith of more than 1.6 billion people is going to have some of them who falsely justify actions on that faith.

  

  Ibrahim Hooper
  • People
  • Faith
  • Actions

• You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.

  

  Dan Auerbach The Black Keys
  • Life
  • Cool
  • Lights

• Canada is a big part of my life.

  

  Gail Simmons
  • Life
  • My Life
  • Canada

• People gravitate toward information that implies a happier outlook for them.

  

  Nate Silver
  • People
  • Information
  • Outlook

• I have to give importance to my personal life, my family, parents, and sisters. I hope I can strike the right balance.

  

  Ram Charan
  • Life
  • Family
  • Hope

• If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

  

  H. G. Wells
  • Up
  • Today
  • Motivational

• If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.

  

  Samuel Johnson
  • Life
  • Man
  • Alone

• Why don't we actually fight for a woman's right even to complain about being beaten up. That is more important than driving. If a woman is beaten, they are told to go back to their homes - their fathers, husbands, brothers - to be beaten up again and locked up in the house.

  

  Basmah bint Saud
  • Up
  • Important
  • Why

• Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • Life
  • Heart
  • Door

• Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.

  

  Carlos Santana Santana
  • People
  • Bad
  • Excuses

• The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

  

  Abraham Maslow
  • Present
  • Moment
  • Wellness

• I have the most supportive parents and family in the entire world.

  

  Taylor Spreitler
  • World
  • Family
  • Parents

• It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

  

  Ma Ying-jeou
  • Important
  • Very
  • Maintain

• The phrase 'blue plate special' has always been one of the homiest, coziest, most sweetly nostalgic phrases in the English language for me.

  

  Kate Christensen
  • English
  • Language
  • Special

• There are cases when it takes 50 or 100 years for fundamental science to achieve results.

  

  Masatoshi Koshiba
  • Science

• The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known.

  

  Bryan Lee O'Malley
  • People
  • Life
  • Distance