Tony Blair Quotes
I have never pretended to be a great House of Commons man, but I pay the House the greatest compliment I can by saying that, from first to last, I never stopped fearing it.
Quotes to Explore
-
People take things so seriously.
-
People always ask me if I'm nervous about the intense sci-fi fans. To me that doesn't seem weird or scary. I get really intense about my favorite sci-fi shows, my favorite shows in general.
-
I met Gerhard Richter and Alighiero Boetti when I was a teenager, and I was really inspired by them. When Boetti died, I realized I only vaguely remembered so many things he told me. It was such a pity. Had I only recorded his voice, he would still be with me, and I could listen to it from time to time.
-
Rituals, anthropologists will tell us, are about transformation. The rituals we use for marriage, baptism or inaugurating a president are as elaborate as they are because we associate the ritual with a major life passage, the crossing of a critical threshold, or in other words, with transformation.
-
I told the students that whatever they did in class was for the wastebasket.
-
My journey is so similar to everyone else's journey, because we all are human. We all have been defeated by the powers of darkness, and we all find redemption in the light of Christ.
-
I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life
-
Choosing a name for a band is always a difficult thing, and I don't think people should read too much into a name because, after all, it's just a handle. It doesn't mean anything.
-
If you're walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing.
-
Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.
-
I want to do good work in the world.
-
At the time I just was like, I can't believe I am on the show, and the first thing I have to do is an entire song and dance routine for the whole cast of 'Mad Men.'
-
I'm completely dyslexic, so academia was never really my path.
-
Mr. Speaker, we are a blessed Nation. We have not suffered another attack on our soil since September 11, and we are grateful. We have killed or captured dozens of members of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Our military and intelligence forces are working both hard and smart.
-
I understand why parents worry about books - they're worried about their kids. They want to keep their kids safe. But parents aren't always realistic.
-
SpaceX has the potential of saving the U.S. government $1 billion a year. We are opposed to creating an entrenched monopoly with no realistic means for anyone to compete.
-
I am privileged to do a job I love to do. I would never change any moment from my life.
-
Worry will never solve tomorrow's problems. It will only take energy away from today.
-
Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.
-
I hope to be remembered for writing books about social justice that also have enough aesthetic value to endure as works of literature.
-
I'm not a big fan of a lot of government dollars going into research and development for private enterprises... and you're not going to see the House of Representatives, I'm certain, provide a lot of money for research and development for electric vehicles.
-
In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.
-
Robert Plant is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, never mind rock star. He's so down to earth.
-
I have never pretended to be a great House of Commons man, but I pay the House the greatest compliment I can by saying that, from first to last, I never stopped fearing it.
