Joanne Rowling Quotes
The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly.
Quotes to Explore
-
I taught myself how to play the guitar. I never studied music.
-
It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
-
I'd definitely be up for 'EastEnders.' Just the same as I would if 'Coronation Street' was offered. Either way, it would be like going back to my roots.
-
Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.
-
Memo to White House: Calling voters stupid is not a winning strategy.
-
I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
-
Corporations cannot commit treason, or be outlawed or excommunicated, for they have no souls.
-
It took me a long time to figure out how to act, and how to conduct myself in the business so I could get what I felt I needed to support my potential and give them what they wanted.
-
One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
-
Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.
-
I wouldn't be able to do the songs as long as I've been doing if I didn't feel the pulse of the world. But I can feel people and I know what they want. I feel like I know how they are, because I am the people. And I just have a gift.
-
I fell in love with science and decided to continue for my Ph.D., and from there on, I was a scientist.
-
A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams.
-
I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life... I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't - I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense.
-
One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about for a name for my protagonist I thought, 'My God, that's the dullest name I've ever heard,' so I appropriated it. Now the dullest name in the world has become an exciting one.
-
People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out.
-
But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.
-
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
-
It is fair to say that Africa has become a major force in moving the world towards multi-polarity, an important emerging market that helps promote global economic recovery and integration, and an outstanding representative of diverse civilizations in the world.
-
Any item of clothing that covers the face and makes it impossible to identify individuals is open to abuse.
-
You can be big, and you can be successful, but you cannot abuse your power to stop others from challenging you from being the next big thing in five or ten years.
-
I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.
-
The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly.
