Amanda Knox Quotes
I am living in this world, and if this world already has a certain prejudice of me and an idea of me, then it's really hard for me to go through it.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
-
Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
-
It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee.
-
I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.
-
It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.
-
I never felt like I had a mother.
-
When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
-
After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.
-
I guess I was always a ham, and I was anxious to try doing different things. I started doing impressions to make friends at school. I would do them during recess. Maybe some of the kids thought I was being weird, but everyone seemed to have a good time.
-
My father was a screenwriter, but he was also a novelist.
-
Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you can extend your lifespan considerably.
-
We are anxious and open to all forms of doing business in China.
-
I was happy in the midst of dangers and inconveniences.
-
I write all of my songs from scratch, so the one thing I love about EDM is the way a song transforms into a piece of art, and how the different sounds can change the feel of the record.
-
All the historical pretenders to global power originated in Eurasia.
-
Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
-
The smile is the shortest distance between two persons (Smilet er den korteste afstand mellem to mennesker)
-
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
-
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
-
I climbed nine mountains because I love adventure, and I got addicted to that feeling and I never wanted to stop. I wanted to see what I could accomplish. I finally can say that I stood on top of the world.
-
For decades, activist shareholders were an entertaining, but largely ignored, Wall Street sideshow. Disgruntled investors would attend annual meetings to harangue executives, criticize strategies - and protest that their complaints were being ignored.
-
I need the lightness of children's lit.
-
I am living in this world, and if this world already has a certain prejudice of me and an idea of me, then it's really hard for me to go through it.
