William Trevor Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
-
What can you say about a society that says that God is dead and Elvis is alive?
-
As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm a weak person.
-
If you're going to play a villain, there's no greater compliment than being told that you give people nightmares. I never thought I would be the actor that would give people nightmares.
-
A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
-
I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
-
I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
-
Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
-
I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
-
We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
-
My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
-
The people who despise America are the editors of the 'New Statesman.' Their green-card applications must have been turned down.
-
I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.
-
Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty.
-
Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.
-
Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in.
-
In all likelihood, you've been treated by a Muslim doctor or served by a Muslim waiter or worked beside a Muslim computer programmer. Even if you think, 'I don't know any Muslims,' it's probably not true.
-
I'd always felt very strongly in the power of vocation.
-
When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
-
Mostly I'm interviewed by white people, and identified with white society.
-
Marriage is an ongoing thing, man. You continue to work at it. But it's joyful. And joyous. I don't care if people are living without a marriage certificate. It's just about people, in some way, saying to each other, 'I commit to you. I will help you in this life.'
-
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
-
As China grows and Boeing sells more airplanes there, China is going to need things like airport design, construction, control systems and related training.
-
People run away to be alone,' he said. Some people had to be alone.
