Laura Trott Quotes
I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
Quotes to Explore
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Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.
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Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
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Our family is very tight. Just like any family, we have our ups and downs, but the love is always going to be there. I try to go to my parents' house as much as I can.
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It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.
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I love London, I love the British people.
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What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
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I approach love differently now that I know it's hard for it to work out.
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Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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I love writing songs.
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Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done.
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Free love sounds great.
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I really like collections of things. I love antique botanical prints with a bunch of different weeds and seeds.
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I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
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I love writing. Given a choice, after directing for all these years, and if given an army of talented directors, I would not direct at all.
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We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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I did a forward roll for the kids the other day, thinking it'd be a breeze like it was when I was six, and I had to lie flat for about 20 minutes afterwards - 'Leave mummy alone; she's feeling a bit dizzy.'
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If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying.
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I've had a lot of typewriters that I've had relationships with; one still has a piece of masking tape that says "$8" on it. I love working on them. I can't fix a computer or a car, but I can fix a typewriter. I like them because you can write on them late at night, depending on what you're fortifying yourself with, and the next morning you can still figure what you wrote.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
