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QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE

QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE

Famous Quotes by Famous People

3 December 2020 John Boorman

There were two sides to David Lean: on the one side, he was kind of a rather stiff, disciplined Englishman. And then he had this kind of romantic side to him. I think being true to both sides of your nature is important.

3 December 2020 Amy Poehler

There’s something so romantic about being broke in New York. You gotta do it. You have to live there once without any money, and then you have to live there when you have money. Let me tell you, of the two, the latter is far better.

3 December 2020 Tennessee Williams

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.

3 December 2020 Alvin Toffler

Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.

3 December 2020 Logan P. Smith

We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.

3 December 2020 Jane Mayer

Well, yes, I mean, I think that, you know, my sources suggest that there’s a lot of support for the notion that there is a lot of Koran abuse and that it was very much a systematic design, not just an aberration.

3 December 2020 Lionel Blue

Early on I saw the repression and idolatry of Stalinism, and when it cracked, I was open to religion again.

3 December 2020 Maurice Sendak

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There’s a cruelty to childhood, there’s an anger.

3 December 2020 Taylor Kitsch

Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what it’s about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.

3 December 2020 Claudio Reyna

When I see myself in the videogame it’s amazing how realistic I look. This is the most authentic and realistic soccer game I have ever seen. It is like I’m looking in a mirror. The attention to detail is incredible.

3 December 2020 Valerie Jarrett

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it’s important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

3 December 2020 Gail Simmons

I never really drank coffee in college, but now I’m on my feet all day and out all night and can’t believe it hasn’t always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.

3 December 2020 Nelson Mandela

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

3 December 2020 Norman Borlaug

Civilization as it is known today could not have evolved, nor can it survive, without an adequate food supply.

3 December 2020 Eugenio Montale

Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry.

3 December 2020 Ariana Grande

I’m so thankful for the Internet because actors and singers and performers now have a way to connect with their fans on a very personal level which I think is quite special.

3 December 2020 Don Marquis

An optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

3 December 2020 Bob Dylan

People today are still living off the table scraps of the sixties. They are still being passed around – the music and the ideas.

3 December 2020 Diane Wakoski

Still, language is resilient, and poetry when it is pressured simply goes underground.

3 December 2020 Publilius Syrus

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

3 December 2020 Rainey Qualley

I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn’t really allowed to pursue acting till I got older.

3 December 2020 Georg Brandes

Being gifted needs courage.

3 December 2020 Tucker Carlson

American officials have bent over backwards to show how sensitive they are to Muslim culture. It didn’t seem very effective. They seem to be worried about winning the respect of other people.

3 December 2020 Tom Peters

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.

3 December 2020 Albert Einstein

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

3 December 2020 Nick Mason

The GTO is such an important car because it’s a racing car and a touring car and that’s pretty unusual.

3 December 2020 Dale Carnegie

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

3 December 2020 Mitch Hedberg

All these jokes have been pre-approved as funny by me.

3 December 2020 John Bradshaw

It’s essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life’s pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

3 December 2020 Mario Andretti

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

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