J. August Richards Quotes

I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it.

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• We continue to be bullish on China.

  

  Carlos Ghosn
  • China
  • Continue
  • Bullish

• Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.

  

  Taylor Momsen
  • Time
  • She
  • Style

• Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.

  

  Pat Mastelotto Mr. Mister
  • Music
  • Me
  • Just

• A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.

  

  Rachel Cusk
  • Writing
  • Women
  • May

• A big reason why I'm not a big TV watcher is that in my formative years as a viewer, there wasn't that much great television on, or at least, television that appealed to me.

  

  Jack Falahee
  • Great
  • Why
  • Me

• Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

  

  Gabrielle Giffords
  • Best
  • Passionate
  • Courageous

• Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.

  

  Karl Kraus
  • Nothing
  • Something
  • Say

• What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.

  

  Rajiv Ouseph
  • Heart
  • Fun
  • Soul

• You don't boo at a Kemp rally. You boo at football games.

  

  Jack Kemp
  • You
  • Football
  • Games

• Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.

  

  Mae West
  • Never
  • Two
  • Take

• The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.

  

  Yoko Ono
  • World
  • Women
  • Power

• Introspection, or 'sitting in the silence,' is an unscientific way of trying to force apart the mind and senses, tied together by the life force. The contemplative mind, attempting its return to divinity, is constantly dragged back toward the senses by the life currents.

  

  Paramahansa Yogananda
  • Life
  • Mind
  • Trying

• Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.

  

  Tamsin Greig
  • Great
  • Kids
  • You

• To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.

  

  Igor Stravinsky
  • Effort
  • Listen
  • Duck

• I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Love
  • Know
  • Kind

• I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.

  

  Valentino Rossi
  • School
  • Myself
  • Always

• When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.

  

  Carine Roitfeld
  • People
  • Life
  • Confidence

• I can always go back to education.

  

  Katarina Johnson-Thompson
  • Education
  • Always
  • Back

• If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.

  

  Domhnall Gleeson
  • World

• The Marathi film 'Natrang' has amazing songs. I also like and have sufi and folk music.

  

  Amruta Khanvilkar
  • Music
  • Amazing

• In 1559, Duke Frederick III was summoned before the Emperor Ferdinand I at Breslau to answer the accusations of extravagance and oppression brought against him by the Silesian Estates and was deposed, imprisoned, and his son Henry XI given the Ducal crown instead.

  

  Sabine Baring-Gould
  • Son
  • Oppression
  • Crown

• I enjoyed both equally, but in different ways, ... Maynard gave me the chance to do wonderful word comedy...When I was offered Gilligan, I chose it because that character gave me the chance to do physical comedy, which I love.

  

  Bob Denver
  • Different
  • Character
  • Comedy

• You have to believe in yourself and always strive for the best. Whether that is getting the best actor, the most talented cinematographer, or the best location for your story, you have to have the hunger to want it and be willing to do what it takes to get it. A filmmaker should never be satisfied with their work. There should always be something that they want to improve on.

  

  Nicholas Ozeki
  • Believe
  • Best
  • Strive

• I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it.

  

  J. August Richards
  • Character
  • Best
  • Thrive