Kingsley Amis Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.
-
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
-
To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.
-
When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.
-
You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what will happen on the next page, let alone the next chapter. That's what makes it fun for me; I write the books the same way many people read them.
-
I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
-
I can unite the people of Israel, so I won't speak about controversial issues, which divide the people.
-
You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.
-
It is necessary to try to pass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
-
Some people are just right for you.
-
Be who you are. It's easy to feel like you have to blend in, but it takes courage to live your life with conviction and embrace the person that you are.
-
I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
-
My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.
-
The most interesting letters I received about 'The Name of the Rose' were from people in the Midwest that maybe didn't understand exactly, but wanted to understand more and who were excited by this picture of a world which was not their own.
-
You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.
-
I feel like, maybe in the '90s, 'Rookie' would have been shamed for trying to reach a lot of people or trying to be 'mainstream', but I'm so pleased that our readers are happy to see me promoting the 'Rookie' yearbook on TV or whatever.
-
When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier.
-
I want everybody to run at the same speed as me. But some people are more conscientious, they think more and they plan more. And they're more careful.
-
Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.
-
I told coach I hoped this wasn't going to mess up my 100-yard games. I am used to getting 100 yards a lot and I like to make plays and I like moving the ball on offense. They said that we were going to do that there.
-
I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
-
If the practice is torture for the al Qaeda operative who masterminded the killing of three thousand Americans, why weren't there court-martials in the cases of those thousands of servicemen similarly treated as part of their training?
-
It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start their life as children.
