Brian Christian Quotes
Unless we have good reason to think otherwise, it seems that our best guide to the future is a mirror image of the past. The nearest thing to clairvoyance is to assume that history repeats itself — backward.
Quotes to Explore
-
Music is always there, but if you're asking me my first love, it's film.
-
I don't like controversy.
-
Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
-
Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
-
The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
-
Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
-
In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
-
Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
-
I get recognized all the time, but not as Haley Bennett.
-
Overpopulated fiction can be so confusing that readers put the story down. Under-populated novels can seem claustrophobic or boring. You want the right number of characters for your particular work.
-
The inability to trace DNA to actual diseases has serious consequences. As does the opposite problem - not being able to trace diseases back to DNA.
-
Major organizational changes create uncertainty.
-
Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.
-
Who God is and what it is to be divine is something we have to learn where God has revealed Himself and His nature, the essence of the divine.
-
It's the nicest birthday I've ever had. You've made a happy man very old.
-
To protect our kids, we've given law enforcement new tools to fight human trafficking.
-
When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.
-
My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
-
The great challenge for me is to be all things to all people; I want to be a great mother, and I want to feel good when I'm at work.
-
I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?
-
I kind of had a quarter-life crisis before I did 'Rent.' I had done Glinda in 'Wicked' for a while. I had worked for Cirque Du Soleil, and then I did 'Hair.' Then I had a real quiet time, not having work, and it was a time of not only self-discovery of me as a person, but also what I wanted as an artist and actor.
-
It is possible to change, it is possible to leave weakness behind.
-
I've moved about 10 times over the past 15 years. I don't move for the sole purpose of getting rid of stuff. I'm not crazy. I also move so that I never have to wash any windows.
-
Unless we have good reason to think otherwise, it seems that our best guide to the future is a mirror image of the past. The nearest thing to clairvoyance is to assume that history repeats itself — backward.
