Ian Rankin Quotes
I'm interested in Scotland now and then, how it's changed. I want to get the reader to think about that by thinking about something from the past. How has society changed, how has policing changed, have we changed philosophically, psychologically, culturally, spiritually?Ian Rankin
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We share a wonderful, I think, physical or geographical heritage.
Arthur Daniel Miller -
Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
Naveen Jain -
Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
Barbara Block -
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
I redefined how I ate and exercised and have continued to keep that up because it feels great.
Beck Bennett -
The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
Halle Berry
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
Van Morrison -
Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
Samuel Johnson -
I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.
Vijender Singh -
I'm not at all a hero. I'm a wussy.
Carice van Houten -
I want to be able to be a father to my kids, where I've never seen my father, but my kids can see me whenever they want, so that was broken.
R. Kelly -
We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
Cameron Winklevoss
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
Nadia Comaneci -
Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
Nancy Pearcey -
Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
Karl Liebknecht -
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
W. Somerset Maugham -
If America is truly Israel's greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.
Adam Hasner -
To my mind, it is the duty of the younger Negro artist, if he accepts any duties at all from outsiders, to change through the force of his art that old whispering 'I want to be white,' hidden in the aspirations of his people, to 'Why should I want to be white? I am a Negro - and beautiful!'
Langston Hughes
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I'm going to have classical piano lessons next.
Colin Greenwood Radiohead -
Read as widely as possible, and write every day, even if it's as little as three sentences.
William Shunn -
Philosophy means nothing unless it is connected to birth, death, and the continuance of life. Anytime you are going to build a society that works, you have to begin from nature and the body.
Susan Griffin -
I'm interested in Scotland now and then, how it's changed. I want to get the reader to think about that by thinking about something from the past. How has society changed, how has policing changed, have we changed philosophically, psychologically, culturally, spiritually?
Ian Rankin