Iain Banks Quotes
All our lives are symbols. Everything we do is part of a pattern we have at least some say in. The strong make their own patterns and influence other people's, the weak have their courses mapped out for them. The weak and the unlucky, and the stupid.Iain Banks
Quotes to Explore
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
Victoria Woodhull -
I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
Said Sayrafiezadeh -
I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
Nas -
Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
Tavi Gevinson -
You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
Larry King -
Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.
Gaston Bachelard
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I'll always be back to the stage. I have no doubt that the stage will always call me back. There will always be a character that no one else can play, and I'll be back to play it.
Tammy Blanchard -
I've always exuded some connection to my sexuality even as a kid. So to me, being sexy means staying connected to that part of me.
Nadine Velazquez -
My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
Odette Annable -
When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
Edmund Phelps -
Dance has always been my passion, and I love it.
Madhuri Dixit -
I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.
Randy Bachman The Guess Who
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A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -
I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
Rafael Nadal -
I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
Mackenzie Davis -
I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
Samira Wiley -
I go to Buzzfeed and 'Huff Po,' IMDB, 'Deadline.' And then I just Google myself, like 'Aasif Mandvi in a hat,' and see what comes up.
Aasif Mandvi -
Life is such a tragicomedy.
Oleg Cassini
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I love creative people.
Zac Posen -
The fact is that in too many communities in cities in Britain gangs now have become completely rooted into these communities and they destroy them around them.
Iain Duncan Smith -
I nearly always find, when I ask a vegetarian if he is a socialist, or a socialist if he is a vegetarian, that the answer is in the affirmative.
Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould -
I'm a good role model. I have an amazing marriage, and it will be long lasting. I think I'm a good mom. I could run for office, no problem, because there are no skeletons in my closet.
Elizabeth Banks -
What cannot be done is to turn this valuable maritime space over to developers who envision hotels, condos and shops on the property.
Anne Stevens -
All our lives are symbols. Everything we do is part of a pattern we have at least some say in. The strong make their own patterns and influence other people's, the weak have their courses mapped out for them. The weak and the unlucky, and the stupid.
Iain Banks