Malcolm Bradbury Quotes
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
Quotes to Explore
-
Begin noticing and being careful about keeping your imagination free of thoughts that you do not wish to materialize. Instead, initiate a practice of filling your creative thoughts to overflow with ideas and wishes that you fully intend to manifest. Honor your imaginings regardless of others seeing them as crazy or impossible.
-
I'll tell you sort of an odd story: My music taste changed on 9/11. And it's very strange. I actually intellectually find this very curious. But on 9/11, I didn't like how rock music responded. And country music collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
-
I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
-
I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
-
I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
-
Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
-
The privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can't afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
-
Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same.
-
Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
-
I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
-
I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
-
I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
-
Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
-
I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
-
Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
-
People don't usually compliment your character.
-
What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
-
Cosmonauts can keep their word like men and women - particularly women.
-
Madrid is not as big as London, but it is true when you are coming from a big city like Madrid, nothing is going to surprise you, and I am very happy to move to a city like London. It is a big city, and you can do everything you want with the respect that the English people always have.
-
If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else.
-
Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.
-
Meanwhile I married and I adopted three kids who were all from one family and then later I was divorced.
-
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
