Alan Hollinghurst Quotes
I was rather a goody-goody as a child... It was only later on I discovered that you could be naughty and get away with it.Alan Hollinghurst
Quotes to Explore
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The idea flow from the human spirit is absolutely unlimited. All you have to do is tap into that well. I don't like to use the word efficiency. It's creativity. It's a belief that every person counts.
Jack Welch -
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
W. Clement Stone -
There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another dream.
Ralph Waldo Emerson -
I didn't want to be a number. I didn't want to be an object.
Ingrid Betancourt -
Having played many roles of scientific intellect I do have an empathy for that world. It's been hard on me because flying the Enterprise for seven years in Star Trek and sitting in Cerebro in X-men has led people to believe that I know what I'm talking about. But I'm still trying to work out how to operate the air conditioning unit on my car.
Patrick Stewart -
Until Lee Elder, the only blacks at the Masters were caddies or waiters. To ask a black man what he feels about the traditions of the Masters is like asking him how he feels about his forefathers who were slaves.
Calvin Peete
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I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion for it came from.
Sam Heughan -
There's a lot of people who feel there's a tabloid journalist who had it coming.
Ralph Fiennes -
Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
Maimonides -
There's a need to keep the history of an artform going, parallel with the new work that's being done.
Hal Price -
When I'm out the street, I get people whispering behind me, 'Isn't that Jennifer Lawrence?' I should start doing autographs - although if you stood us side by side, you wouldn't make that mistake.
Haley Bennett -
If you're not in it you can't win it.
Daley Thompson
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I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
Orson Welles -
I was rubbish at school.
Olivia Colman -
The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
Irwin Shaw -
You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
A. S. Byatt -
I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
Kate Middleton -
I have always wanted to be liked and respected.
O. J. Simpson
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You know, on the road, I never miss a meal. I eat five, six, seven times a day, depending on when I wake up and when I got to sleep. I never miss a training day. I always get my four days out of my seven.
Warren Cuccurullo Duran Duran -
Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.
Jack Kornfield -
I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.
Patrick Swayze -
I love how easy it is to run my business, Writing Workshops Los Angeles, with the help of email and my website. I love that I don't have to use cuneiform, a quill, or a typewriter to write my novels - I love to write on my laptop!
Edan Lepucki -
I was rather a goody-goody as a child... It was only later on I discovered that you could be naughty and get away with it.
Alan Hollinghurst