Alistair Petrie Quotes
I really love all sport. I watch sports when I can, but when push comes to show, I think I know it's entertainment.
Quotes to Explore
-
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
-
The art of creation is older than the art of killing.
-
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
-
Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other.
-
Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
-
I had two sisters carried away in a chain-gang - one of them left two children. We were always uneasy.
-
Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.
-
Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology.
-
Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up.
-
I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
-
You do the policy, I'll do the politics.
-
Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
-
There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
-
The secret to everything for me is doing yoga every day. It does do nice things for your body, but it also kind of calms you down and chills you out. Other than that, I don't really drink alcohol and I always take my makeup off at night!
-
I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
-
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
-
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
-
The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
-
Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance.
-
I was so shy, I couldn't stand up in front of people and speak. Now I'm in the next big three Bollywood movies.
-
I think on a bucket list for a performer is definitely doing a stage show, whether it's in Vegas or on Broadway or whatever.
-
I believe that every Nobel Laureate has the feeling that this prize is really a gift - because nobody can or should work just for this prize.
-
My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports, too - I think football's probably my favorite.
-
I really love all sport. I watch sports when I can, but when push comes to show, I think I know it's entertainment.
