John Hewson Quotes
I think the Prime Minister has embarked on a journey and he has no idea where he's taking us.
Quotes to Explore
-
I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which is a levelling experience for me, and there hasn't been a day I've missed in 40 years. I apply it to everything - to my work and relationships. I try to be a compassionate person.
-
I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic.
-
We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
-
In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.
-
And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing.
-
In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.
-
We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.
-
I always compare human beings to animals. It's a nice way to figure out who they are.
-
If a democratic society displays less brilliance than an aristocracy, there will also be less wretchedness; pleasures will be less outrageous and wellbeing will be shared by all; the sciences will be on a smaller scale but ignorance will be less common; opinions will be less vigorous and habits gentler; you will notice more vices and fewer crimes.
-
You don't have to always write about big stuff. Writing is about expressing yourself, you know? It can be about small stuff, too.
-
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it.
-
Now that the day of reckoning has arrived, they cry socialism!
-
Hulk Hogan and I put 43,000 people in the Georgia Dome with three days' notice. I've got a fairly big following in Atlanta.
-
'Sharp Objects' was scary, unknown territory for me. I wouldn't pick this kind of material to direct if you just gave me the book. Amy Adams was the force that drove me in.
-
President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?
-
I think when romantic comedies are done well, it's a great genre. 'When Harry Met Sally' is kind of a benchmark for me, but I'm very happy to admit that I love 'Pretty Woman.' I do! It's a great film, and so is 'Sixteen Candles.' I was a big John Hughes fan - still am. I have moments where I have to watch a Hughes film.
-
I enjoyed living in Canada, where my husband comes from, because I was treated like any ordinary person. I became a volunteer at my children's school; I went into the classroom. It was very grounding. I got sick of being famous.
-
I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling.
-
Beautiful December grapes, blue as plums, every grape a little skinful of sweet, tasteless water.
-
I kick butt on karaoke with any Journey song!
-
Great images take you on a journey via a single photograph. The depth and layers pull your eye all over the frame, causing you to pick up interesting pieces along the way, ultimately coming to a climax.
-
And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration.
-
Be transparent about why the termination is happening. If you did things right, it shouldn't be a surprise to the person.
-
I think the Prime Minister has embarked on a journey and he has no idea where he's taking us.
