Ken MacLeod Quotes
(on The Hamburg Cell): 'It shows them as weak, alienated individuals being recruited by the classic methods of any campus cult. Young men without a strong sense of self are a Microsoft for mind viruses, and these were no exception.' weblog post, 3 September 2004Ken MacLeod
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not sure if being known opened or closed doors for me.
Adam Goldberg -
I was doing a scene in a medical tent in 18th-century battle dress, pantaloons and a ripped shirt, and the guy from the crew kept asking me if I was OK, if I was too cold. I told him, 'Are you kidding? I'm from Wales!'
Owain Yeoman -
As an actress, I think it's important to look back and realize that we aren't always quite as original as we think we are. There's this grand, textured history for us over the last 100 years of incredible writers, directors, and performers.
Natalie Dormer -
Hopefully, 21 years later, Judge Roberts possesses an openness with respect to issues of gender-based wage discrimination.
Olympia Snowe -
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
P. J. O'Rourke -
It takes so long for the folks who are earning minimum wage to finally see a little bit of a rise... that it takes a little nudge, I think, from government.
J. B. Pritzker
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I never figured I'd go into the Hall of Fame. A kid from the Hill.
Yogi Berra -
The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.
Vic Snyder -
Pay attention to science and not myths: We think liars won't look you in the eyes, but it turns out an honest person will only look you in the eyes about 60 percent of the time.
Pamela Meyer -
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
I'm a real romantic.
Vanity -
When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
Dakota Fanning
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I feel that whoever isn't feeling settled in their career won't think about their marriage.
Ram Charan -
Say there are three identical-looking pizza joints on a street. Two of those will always be empty. The third will have a line of people patiently waiting, checking their phones. There's always one place that's the place. That's how it works.
Hari Kunzru -
There are heads of royal families who control hereditary fortunes that defy comprehension.
J. Paul Getty -
In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's no rule of what color belongs together or doesn't belong together. They're not precious about it. It's very full-on.
M.I.A. -
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.
E. M. Forster -
But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.
Damien Hirst
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My earliest memories are of the civil rights era. My earliest experiences were rage.
Janine di Giovanni -
Sometimes, I wonder what I'm doing here.
Cesar Romero -
I feel like I turn into my grandma when I'm pecking away at Twitter. And I don't care.
Ariel Levy -
We stand strong together - as Americans - many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God.
Bob Taft -
Why sleep when there are books to read.
Tahereh Mafi -
(on The Hamburg Cell): 'It shows them as weak, alienated individuals being recruited by the classic methods of any campus cult. Young men without a strong sense of self are a Microsoft for mind viruses, and these were no exception.' weblog post, 3 September 2004
Ken MacLeod