Period Quotes

I was incredibly nervous about doing a period drama. I thought that to play period, you had to be English-looking and blonde and very well spoken, and have gone to drama school.

Kaya Scodelario
- School
- English
- Drama
We try not to have many investing 'rules,' but there is one that has served us well: If we decide we were wrong about something, in terms of why we did it, we exit, period.

David Einhorn
- Why
- Period

When you prescribe a new drug, often you are prescribing something that has only been tested in a few thousand people for a very short period of time, perhaps only six months, and that's not long enough to know whether there are any medium- or long-term side effects.

Ben Goldacre
- People
- Time
- Long
I do not have a comic or tragic period in any real sense. I have always painted dark pictures; always some light pictures. I will probably go on doing so.. .Orchestral. My work in its entirety is like a symphony in which each painting has its part.

Clyfford Still
- Work
- Real
- Light
I like playing a variety of characters. I feel like I've been able to play different kinds of characters - I've done a lot of period pieces - but I've never had to play the same type of character too much.

James McAvoy
- Different
- Done
- Character
I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.

Ehud Olmert
- People
- Up
- Done
I always think my face is quite nondescript - it sort of fits in to any period. It's not really distinct enough for you to remember me from something.

Kimberley Nixon
- Remember
- Period
I come from the theater. Nothing is as difficult as working eight shows a week. Period. End of story.

Megan Hilty
- Period