Kate Winslet Quotes
I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
Quotes to Explore
-
Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little.
-
I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.
-
I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
-
I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a very Latin staple. It's just so comforting. I look forward to every single Friday because I just can't wait for my rice and beans and chicken.
-
I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
-
As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
-
I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.
-
Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?
-
I like to go shopping, to the movies, all the girl stuff. Just a normal girl.
-
My father was an electrical contractor, while I used to deliver video cassettes on a cycle to people in Juhu and Bandra, including celebrities like Mithun Chakraborty. Mithunda remembers me and is very proud of me. He can't believe that the guy who used to come to his house in short pants has become so successful.
-
Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
-
I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
-
The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.
-
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
-
I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
-
I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
-
I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
-
Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.
-
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
-
I would love to do some theater.
-
I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a TV series is that they give you a certain amount of fame and money. The bad news is that you're in people's living rooms every week and get associated with a particular character.
-
I suffered from 'No one will ever fancy me!' syndrome, well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. Absolutely not.
