Kiana Tom Quotes
When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people.
Quotes to Explore
-
Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
-
If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
-
People ask me about fighting in real life and, honestly, it wouldn't look as graceful as it does in film and TV.
-
No days off. I'm a workaholic.
-
I'm into menswear slacks that are comfortable.
-
We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
-
Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
-
I thought it was a really good contrast to have a really sweet, sincere, church girl sitting next to the church lady who seemed kind of, you know, over the top.
-
I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
-
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
-
You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
-
'Power' is really such a good show that I forget I'm in it sometimes.
-
The man who can make others laugh secures more votes for a measure than the man who forces them to think.
-
Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
-
What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
-
I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
-
People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
-
Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.
-
The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say.
-
What they were giving me seemed incredibly real to me, so I'd react to it in a very real way. That was frightening for me, especially because of the subject.
-
Living creatures possess a moving soul and a certain spiritual superiority which in this respect make them similar to those who possess intellect (people) and they have the power of affecting their welfare and their food and they flee from pain and death.
-
It is very important as a human being to be able to laugh at yourself and circumstances and particularly as a Christian. We have to know that good times don't last always and bad times don't last always.
-
You wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy.
-
When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people.
