Thomas Edward Yorke Quotes
I will never run out of quotes. I am, after all, the Thom Yorke.
Quotes to Explore
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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Born to a tribal Bedouin family of nomadic desert shepherds in the region of Tripoli, Gaddafi was profoundly anti-colonialist. It is affirmed that his paternal grandfather died fighting against the Italian invaders when Libya was invaded by them in 1911.
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I would rather be on the set than doing anything.
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I think that the training of architects allows you to see what will happen ten years ahead of time, or twenty. It's not guessing, it's not intuitive, it's based on research - and we may be wrong.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.
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Israel is not the safest place in the world for Jews. Melbourne in Australia is better. Teaneck, New Jersey, is safer.
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My parents were ordinary people; we lived in a small apartment.
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The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
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Russia and China completely disagree with the international order that was established after World War II, and they're trying to take it apart right before our eyes.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.
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A movie set is like a petri dish for neuroses, you know? It's just, like, egos and weird personalities and, more than anything, fear.
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Perhaps concentrated wealth will inspire a nation of innovative problem-solvers. But if the view of many economists is right - that it sometimes discourages innovation - then we should worry.
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Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.
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Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.
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I never go wild with nails.
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I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.
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When you're in finance, you see the company deeply - where it's running well and where there's issues you've got to solve.
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At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.
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I would give more for the private esteem and love of one than for the public praise of ten thousand.
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I will never run out of quotes. I am, after all, the Thom Yorke.
