Stephen Fry Quotes

The church has no power over our lives any more, which is something of a blessing for those who do not enjoy red-hot pokers or iron thumb-screws.

Stephen Fry

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• When we're ill, one of the last things we have that we can enjoy is food.

  

  Ferran Adria
  • Food
  • Enjoy
  • Last

• If you listen to a Deadmau5 record or a Skrillex record, I really enjoy that stuff because, as aggressive sounding as the Skrillex records are, they're still musical, and that's why they have such a broad appeal.

  

  Kaskade
  • Why
  • You
  • Enjoy

• Trust me, I would love to have a wife and kids. I would very much enjoy that. But I also know that you have to be in the right place to do that.

  

  J. J. Watt
  • Kids
  • Wife
  • Trust

• I am still not a fussy eater, although I do enjoy good food.

  

  Yves Chauvin
  • Food
  • Enjoy
  • Eater

• Up until recently, I've always been a vintage store guy. I get a lot of my clothes second hand. I really enjoy being able to look through different styles you can find and how eclectic the vintage store vibe is.

  

  Jack Falahee
  • Up
  • Different
  • Guy

• I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting a comedy.

  

  Natalie Zea
  • Work
  • Comedy
  • Enjoy

• I don't want to look back and be like, 'You had it all, and you weren't even present for it. You weren't able to enjoy it.' I want to be here, be now and be grateful.

  

  Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty
  • Want
  • Present
  • Enjoy

• I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

  

  Gabourey Sidibe
  • Time
  • Enjoy
  • Famous

• I do believe in the separation of church and state. But I don't think separation of church and state means you have to be free from your faith.

  

  Sam Brownback
  • Believe
  • Free
  • Faith

• I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.

  

  Laura Linney
  • People
  • Up
  • Different

• I was told it might be quite difficult to conceive, so it really was a great blessing when my pregnancy suddenly happened. I had been diagnosed years ago with polycystic ovarian syndrome, which can affect your fertility - but luckily, in my case, it didn't.

  

  Natasha Little
  • Great
  • Difficult
  • Blessing

• Christians who have influence in political life must feel as individuals responsibility in front of their own faith. And the duty of encouraging laws that are not in contradiction with the Commandments comes within the mission of the Church.

  

  Karl Lehmann
  • Life
  • Political
  • Faith

• Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.

  

  Sally Kirkland
  • Church
  • Late
  • Legal

• I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

  

  Naguib Mahfouz
  • Beautiful
  • Poetry
  • Enjoy

• May we soon enjoy the fruits of our labor in a peaceful and united Germany.

  

  Walter Ulbricht
  • May
  • Enjoy
  • Peaceful

• I feel like I enjoy the company of Whoopi deeply, and my private life is my private life.

  

  Ted Danson
  • Life
  • Enjoy
  • Company

• But I enjoy the opportunity to use swear symbols.

  

  Daniel Clowes
  • Opportunity
  • Enjoy
  • Symbols

• Go, Soul, the body’s guest,Upon a thankless arrant:Fear not to touch the best;The truth shall be thy warrant:Go, since I needs must die,And give the world the lie.Say to the court, it glows.And shines like rotten wood;Say to the church, it showsWhat’s good, and doth no good:If church and court reply,Then give them both the lie.

  

  Walter Raleigh
  • World
  • Good
  • Truth

• The minority, the ruling class at present, has the schools and press, usually the Church as well, under its thumb. This enables it to organize and sway the emotions of the masses, and make its tool of them.

  

  Albert Einstein
  • Church
  • Emotions
  • Minority

• If you are poor, you are not likely to live long.

  

  Nelson Mandela
  • Long
  • Live

• The left-handed are precious; they take places which are inconvenient for the rest.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Rest
  • Inconvenient
  • Lefthanded

• I’m constantly embarrassed. I fidget and twist my hair and pull weird faces and stutter. Some days I feel quite confident, then others there’s a microscopic flaw about myself physically, which will make me embarrassed to walk the streets.

  

  Graham Coxon Blur
  • Feels
  • Faces
  • Flaws

• Politics may be the art of the possible; but, at least in life, give the impossible a go.

  

  Tony Blair
  • Art
  • May
  • Impossible

• The church has no power over our lives any more, which is something of a blessing for those who do not enjoy red-hot pokers or iron thumb-screws.

  

  Stephen Fry
  • Church
  • Enjoy
  • Blessing