Saoirse Ronan Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
-
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
-
Playing and listening to music gives you a sense of fulfilment because you have to put everything in you at its disposal.
-
I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
-
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
-
The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create your own.
-
When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
-
A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
-
I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.
-
An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.
-
I haven't had that many weird encounters with fans, thank God.
-
When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.
-
Could one live on the sense of beauty alone, exempt from the necessity of 'creature comforts,' a sea-voyage would be delightful.
-
When candidates have asked me for support before, they have asked for more than a check.
-
The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
-
Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.
-
I'm one of those people who happen to like trees. I don't know why - I just do. As a kid, I loved to climb them. The distant, upper branches, especially, were celestial and alluring.
-
In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.
-
Gods are but greater demons, the Cishaurim said, hungers across the surface of eternity, wanting only to taste the clarity of our souls. Can you not see this?
-
Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture.
-
Nothing can be found in the intellect if previously has not been found in the senses.
-
I like books that are exciting and that make you think about things, as well.
