Blaine Pardoe Quotes

Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.

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• The magical and fantastical isn't something I'm uncomfortable with in books, and I chafe slightly at the idea that a purely realist novel somehow has more value.

  

  Patrick Ness
  • Value
  • Books
  • Uncomfortable

• A wedding is a funeral where you smell your own flowers.

  

  Eddie Cantor
  • Marriage
  • Wedding
  • Flowers

• In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on.

  

  Dan Hawkins
  • Time
  • Country
  • Real

• The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

  

  Tahar Ben Jelloun
  • People
  • Men
  • Women

• I never expected my writing to become as popular as it did.

  

  Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Writing
  • Never
  • Popular

• I never think of access or good will. I just want a good interview. I want guests to be informative and entertaining. I've never been concerned about someone's liking me tomorrow.

  

  Larry King
  • Good
  • Think
  • Tomorrow

• If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

  

  Quentin Tarantino
  • Good
  • Love
  • Movies

• I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.

  

  Faran Tahir
  • Fun
  • Star
  • Grew

• But probably my favorite music, believe it or not, is sad music.

  

  Walton Goggins
  • Music
  • Believe
  • Sad

• There's no road map. There's no textbook on how grief works and when your heart will be open - or if it ever will.

  

  Taya Kyle
  • Heart
  • Road
  • Grief

• Citadel is a global technology leader, recognized for its work to level the playing field for investors and make markets more fair, transparent and efficient. I look forward to leading this exemplary team as we grow this global business.

  

  B. Kevin Turner
  • Work
  • Business
  • Team

• I love the idea of the 'vignette,' which is associated with the decorative, illustrative, small, and thus with the feminine, and thus easily maligned. I mean, Emily Dickinson wrote vignettes, right?

  

  Kate Bernheimer
  • Mean
  • Idea
  • Feminine

• I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I've toured with were kids who consumed as much hip-hop as they could. I didn't do that until I started rapping.

  

  K. Flay
  • People
  • Kids
  • Hip Hop

• A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.

  

  Garrett Hardin
  • World
  • Support
  • Growth

• This is all very nice, because the ideas that Jack and the Beat generation stood for are needed today more than ever. But I'm not so interested in nostalgia. I'm interested in the future.

  

  Lawrence Ferlinghetti
  • Future
  • Today
  • Nice

• Only ignorance excuses stupidity

  

  Nalini Singh
  • Ignorance
  • Stupidity
  • Excuses

• The United States, therefore, works to ensure that any actions we take are consistent with international laws and norms - including those reflected in the Law of the Sea Convention. It's worth remembering that our presence in the region is nothing new.

  

  Barack Obama
  • Law
  • Sea

• Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.

  

  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Kiss
  • Provided
  • Tied

• I'm sure you have some cosmic rationale, but here you are with your faith and your Peter Pan advice.

  

  Billy Joel
  • Faith
  • Advice
  • Sure

• These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life.

  

  Sean Covey
  • Life
  • Real
  • Trying

• Lots of countries have great constitutions, but their leaders have a practice of ignoring the rules whenever they feel like it.

  

  Adam Davidson
  • Great
  • Practice
  • Rules

• I remember getting advice like, "Oh, do what interests you. Don't worry about tomorrow, live for today," kind of thing. And to a degree, you've got to do that, you've got to follow your passions. You've got to follow your dreams, but you also have to have a plan. You can't just say I'm going to do what interests me today and I'm not going to worry about tomorrow, that doesn't work. And anyone who's tried that I think quickly finds that out. Think about what turns you on, what do you dream about? But along with that, make a plan and work hard to make it happen.

  

  Leroy Chiao
  • Work
  • Live
  • Remember

• Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.

  

  Blaine Pardoe
  • Sure
  • Attempt
  • Right Things