F. M. Powicke Quotes
History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.
Quotes to Explore
-
'Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
-
I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
-
I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
-
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
-
I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
-
If you're on a road trip, you need driving music.
-
With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
-
It is true that when there's a drone attack, those - that the - the terrorists are killed, it's true. But 500 and 5,000 more people rises against it, and more terrorism occurs, and more - more bomb blasts occurs.
-
Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
-
It was always my dream to write for a living.
-
Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
-
Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.
-
There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.
-
If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me.
-
New York felt to me like what America should be - a representation of the world in this small pocket.
-
Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
-
New York's definitely got my heart.
-
England in a way is lucky. It's an island, so the frontiers are given by the sea.
-
Remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.
-
Nothing terrifies me more than being social.
-
Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.
-
Will I obliterate national debt? Sure, why not?
-
Hypocrisy needs to be called out in American politics, and the absurd has reached the point where it is just insufferable.
-
History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.
