William Shakespeare Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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What's true for churches is true for other institutions: the older and more organized they get, the less adaptable they become. That's why the most resilient things in our world - biological life, stock markets, the Internet - are loosely organized.
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When I do a character, I try to base it on someone I have met or an experience I've had.
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Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
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The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it.
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I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun.
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Save yourself some grief. Check with the publicist you hire to see what other books he/she has coming out at the same time as yours.
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I love my sleep.
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
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On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.
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There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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I do like being busy. I'm not the kind of person who just sits around and goes to a spa when I'm not working.
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How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is in place at the site of arrival.
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I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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A lot of my emotional issues come from dealing with the opposite sex. I've come to terms with the fact that I'll be retired before I can finally enter into a healthy relationship.
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Western-style multi-party democracy is possible but not suitable for Africa.
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I love making music but with that comes a lot of responsibility and you have to put yourself out there more. I'm learning as I go. The music has drawn me out of my shell. It's made me open my door a little more and be able to look at people in the eye. In that sense of the word, it has been helpful to me so I am happy now.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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I was bullied at school, so I didn't much like it.
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If music be the food of love, play on.
