Eddie Mair Quotes
Yesterday people were going past my window in t shirts and dresses. But that's the men at the BBC for you.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
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I don't like allegories.
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I've always loved performing and, especially, love for the people. That's what keeps me going.
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I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.
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Watching 'Girls' has just given me renewed courage.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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The teaching thing, the one where I have to impart my knowledge, is probably what comes the least naturally to me because I'm an absorber of things.
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When I started at Ricci, I did street wear for very cool, young girls, but the price point was for the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman next to Carolina Herrera. My cool girls cannot afford it.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
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Refugees are the human dimensions of a failed state.
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I bought an electric scooter in sixth grade. Bankrupted me.
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You have to think hard with a tattoo. 'What will I love for the rest of my life?'
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It's important to see how people see your work and how they feel about it. I know a lot of directors who are like, 'I never read reviews,' and I'm like, 'Yeah I can tell.'
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The 90's are the 60's standing on their head.
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Programmers can be lazy.
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People who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.
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As I got older, I learned about how some people treated their transgender children, and I was shocked. I couldn't understand how someone would leave their child and throw them on the street. I was always taught you give your kid unconditional love and if you don't, something's wrong with you, for real.
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I would love the opportunity to create my own program. I feel like a TV show with a format of monologue with lots of sketches thrown in could be really fun. But you know, that may never happen. Minimally, I just want to keep making stand-up.
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I want to be a guy the Royals build their team around.
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Yesterday people were going past my window in t shirts and dresses. But that's the men at the BBC for you.
