Karl Pilkington Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.
-
At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a mother, don't forget you're a wife, don't forget you're a daughter.
-
To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
-
There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.
-
Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
-
For us, overseas employment addresses two major problems: unemployment and the balance of payments position.
-
I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
-
It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
-
Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
-
The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.
-
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.
-
The big tragedy in baseball is that the amateur spirit has gone out of it to a large extent.
-
English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.
-
I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
-
'Love Aaj Kal' is not really a road movie, but it does involve some travel.
-
The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're willing to polish up a gift and sell it to make money, they can't really complain about the fact that somebody above them has sold them down the river. That's the way it goes.
-
I can't think of anything worse than trying to schmooze someone with the idea that you're an actor.
-
I think that music and visual arts can complement themselves nicely. They do different things - the music forces you into a different mood and perspective whilst the visual stuff can engage you in a more direct cognitive manner.
-
How many artists subscribe to the notion that creative success depends on input from the fickle muse or her modern avatar, mental illness? Probably very few.
-
I had a respected SF writer call me 'girlie' and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.
-
The only future Barack Obama is trying to win is his own re-election.
-
For a long time, I thought I was going to play basketball. There's not many 6-4 white guys playing the three spot in the NBA, so I realized I probably didn't have much of a future in basketball and that football was probably going to be my best bet.
-
The P2P marketplace extends into other markets where individuals are monetizing underutilized assets. Lodging is one example. Instead of finding a hotel room, in the sharing economy you can rent a spare room from a local resident.
-
I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
