John Ruskin Quotes

The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.

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• The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.

  

  Natasha Lyonne
  • World
  • Me
  • Blue

• I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.

  

  Abigail Disney
  • Women
  • Children
  • War

• Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.'

  

  N. T. Wright
  • Love
  • For Her
  • Sense

• Whether it's as the hero of an adventure story, as teacher and friend, as icon on watch, shirt or hat - everyone knows Mickey Mouse.

  

  Warren Spector
  • Friend
  • Teacher
  • Hero

• I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.

  

  Dana Carvey
  • You
  • Famous
  • Theory

• Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.

  

  Zach LaVine
  • Up
  • Good
  • Confidence

• People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.

  

  Lao Tzu
  • People
  • Beginning
  • Failure

• Take life slowly and deliberately, making sure to acknowledge the people who have helped you succeed along the way.

  

  Ted Levine
  • People
  • Life
  • You

• I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.

  

  Halle Berry
  • Know
  • Human
  • Contribution

• You just have to work super hard, and if you have a passion, that's the most beautiful thing in life, and you just have to bust out and do it, baby!

  

  Kate McKinnon
  • Life
  • Work
  • Beautiful

• I always love that phrase, 'Oh, this is a good idea, but it's execution dependent.' As if anything in life is not execution dependent. Breathing is execution-dependent.

  

  Ted Sarandos
  • Life
  • Good
  • Idea

• Whether you're making a million dollar film or a $100 million film there is never enough money, there's never enough time.

  

  Vera Farmiga
  • Time
  • Money
  • Never

• Design is about point of view, and there should be some sort of woman or lifestyle or attitude in one's head as a designer. So my being able to reach the masses was something that meant a great deal to me - especially for women who could never wear Vera Wang.

  

  Vera Wang
  • Great
  • Women
  • Design

• More and more people in my country recognise the dangers of having their governors appointed by Putin and having no influence in parliament because Parliament today is also following instructions from Kremlin and no longer represents its people.

  Garry Kasparov
  • People
  • Country
  • Today

• The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.

  

  Edgar Wright
  • You
  • Worst
  • Test

• First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

  

  Dale Carnegie
  • Yourself
  • Worst
  • Prepare

• There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.

  

  Natalie Coughlin
  • Hate
  • Know
  • Cold

• You must read Plato. But you must hold him at arm's length and say, 'Plato, you have delighted and edified mankind for two thousand years. What have you to say to me?'

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Plato

• Putin is slouching…looking like that bored schoolboy in the back of the classroom.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Bored

• I do not begin my novel at the beginning, I do not reach chapter three before I reach chapter four, I do not go dutifully from one page to the next, in consecutive order; no, I pick out a bit here and a bit there, till I have filled all the gaps on paper. This is why I like writing my stories and novels on index cards, numbering them later when the whole set is complete. Every card is rewritten many times.

  

  Vladimir Nabokov
  • Writing
  • Novel
  • Cards

• You don't need most beauty products. They're an emotional purchase. That's why the conversations are really important. What choice do you have but to ask your customer what they want?

  

  Emily Weiss
  • Important
  • Why
  • Emotional

• I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me, the main thing is getting it down right, writing about specific characters in specific predicaments, and finding a way to be true to the story itself, not only in the first burst of draft but in the revision, too.

  

  David Means
  • Writing
  • True

• There is much else in the literary idiom of nature-philosophy:

  

  Peter Medawar
  • Nature

• The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.

  

  John Ruskin
  • Design
  • Weight
  • Buildings