The best Quotes and Sayings (Page 6)

Our profession is very much like going to a cocktail party, you check out the guest list.

These are icons to be treasured.

I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique.

As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together.

I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography game, arbitrary as those rules might be.

Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great.

Slavery and freedom cannot exist together.

I think that there are empty ecological niches in the literary landscape crying to be filled and when a book more or less fills a niche it's seized on, even when it's a far from perfect fit.

When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers.

My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good.

If you allow one single germ, one single seed of slavery to remain in the soil of America... that germ will spring up, that noxious weed will thrive, and again stifle the growth, wither the leaves, blast the flowers and poison the fair fruits of freedom.

She had her reward! - that reward of which no enemie could deprive her, which no slanders could make less precious - the eternal reward of knowing that she had done her duty.

It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are atheists and were religion not inculcated into their minds, they would remain so.

One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.

My wife and I try not to get into each other's work too much.

My goal is, of course, for this show to do well, and I would love it if people liked it.

I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.

It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?

It's much more acceptable for men to work and father kids. There's an inherent inequality, because we want to do it all, and I don't know how we can do this all.

When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the star. I just wanted to do the work and get on with it.

I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.

There's a pressure regardless of that to do a good show.

When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.

My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.

I was a tomboy and most of my close friends were male.

I grew up here and my friends are here. There's nothing wrong with here.

When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.

We gained a great deal of prestige, but not much money. We liked to work so much we couldn't hide it and the club owners paid us accordingly.

I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am.

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.

I thought I was learning about show business. The more painful it was, the more important I thought the experience must be. Hating it, I convinced myself it must be invaluable.

I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.

Past experience has shown that the Islamists gain space when civilian authority weakens.

To set a trap for a handful of promiscuous individuals, the Zina law has laid a minefield for women in difficult circumstances.

The morality of a society is not judged by the behaviour of an oppressed class but by the rules and laws made by the state, which either protect or exploit an already depressed section of society.

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I'm out there to win.

There used to be very few women in prisons, but this changed with the introduction of the hudood laws.

General Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator and unscrupulous political actor, used Islam as a pretext for waging war in Afghanistan and adopting an aggressive stance towards India. By advancing a more orthodox version of Islam, he was able to hold on to a repressive regime and quell any opposition.

This is just another man, another fight, another payday.

You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

I want to hit him, step away and watch him hurt. I want his heart.

When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using.

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up - it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

When you're the spokeswoman for a weight-loss program, everything is witnessed. I weigh in once a week with a witness. I have to sign an affidavit saying I cannot have any surgeries.

You're not going to live your life unscathed.

To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I've stood with you since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage.

My first album is playful.

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!