Allen West Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
-
We were taught manners and we had to do our chores - Katie and I grew up as normal kids.
-
Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get that deeper level.
-
Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material.
-
'Die Antwoord' just has a nice ring to it.
-
Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
-
Swimming is my passion and something that I love.
-
Painting what I experience, translating what I feel, is like a great liberation. But it is also work, self-examination, consciousness, criticism, struggle.
-
I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets.
-
By nature, I'm an optimistic person. No one believes it, but I am.
-
I cannot even remember a time before being conscious of James Bond.
-
To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.
-
Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
-
Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.
-
Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have voted for him anyway.
-
Food is fuel and not a solution to anything other than giving your body nutrients. I love chocolate like the next girl, but it's not going to change my situation.
-
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
-
On television, I tried to absolutely hew to the middle of the road and not show any prejudice or bias in any way.
-
I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'.
-
There are many stages of grief.
-
People can't stand it when you deal with issues of race and class, and also sometimes the church, and you give a perspective that flushes out hypocrisy.
-
I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
-
I know that you are part of me and I am part of you because we are all aspects of the same infinite consciousness that we call God and Creation.
-
I am willing to work with anyone that wants to do what is best for this country.
