John Wilson Quotes
Prices have stayed up because people in control of supply decided they could keep them up.
Quotes to Explore
-
J. J. Abrams is a director that I've admired for a long time, from the very first scripts he wrote - including 'Regarding Henry,' which I was in.
-
It's so necessary to try and record the cultural memory of people. To set it down for generations to come. To better understand where we are headed. The problem is, a good portion of what we choose to remember is about willed forgetting. Which we all do, I believe, to protect ourselves from what is too difficult.
-
As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
-
If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
-
I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
-
World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
-
Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
-
I went out there, and I fought Anderson Silva, and you know what? I got a big W, and that's massive for my career going forward.
-
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.
-
Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
-
When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid; you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story. You're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.
-
I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it.
-
You learn from the things that happen in your career. You get up and down. You never give up. All the things that happened in my career, thank God it happened early rather than late in my career.
-
May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.
-
There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
-
One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
-
We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
-
Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
-
The more failure you can accept, the greater your chance of success.
-
If I can get a page out in a day, I am celebrating.
-
Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.
-
I did B com but realised that it was not my cup of tea. I was always fascinated by animation, and after I completed my course, I wanted to go abroad and pursue it. I used to sketch a lot and was rather serious about it. But all this was until I joined films.
-
Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one.
-
Prices have stayed up because people in control of supply decided they could keep them up.
