For me, reading was always the great escape without getting your fingers burnt. — Geri Halliwell Copy Share Image
“I spent most of my free time reading. It was a great escape from reality” — Teresa Mummert Copy Share Image
The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one's own behavior. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape. — Diego Corrales Copy Share Image
Reading takes me to a different place than my everyday life. I usually get fully involved in what I'm reading about, so… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
When I did 'The Great Escape,' I kept thinking, 'If they were making a movie of my life, that's what they'd call… — Steve McQueen Copy Share Image
“All I can do is read a book to stay awake, and it rips my life away, but it's a great escape.” — Blind Melon Copy Share Image
In this job, there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books, I mean, books are a great… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a break from what was going on in… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy… — Bailey Chase Copy Share Image
'Con Air' was kind of a turning point for me, in my mind. I never shot anybody in that movie - I… — M. C. Gainey Copy Share Image
When people stop me to say they love 'Workin' Moms,' it's not just that the show makes them laugh or is a… — Catherine Reitman Copy Share Image
I was going through a break up. I was depressed... I really did need to do something. Recording an album was a… — Damon Albarn Copy Share Image
Freethinkers reject faith as a valid tool of knowledge. Faith is the opposite of reason because reason imposes very strict limits on… — Dan Barker Copy Share Image
“So this is it. This is the Great Escape. Is it wrong for us to want this? I keep thinking, if there… — Scott McCloud Copy Share Image
Famous for his 'Maverick' Western series in the 1950s and 'The Rockford Files' in the '70s, and in movies like 'The Great… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
The arts were a big part of my childhood. We went to the theatre and opera a lot as a family. We… — Sarah Jessica Parker Copy Share Image
“I have often plotted my great escape to the beach. To live seaside and to be able to stare possibility and tranquility… — Erica Goros Copy Share Image
“The last great escape. I was done gambling, done betting on a ship that would never come in. I would cash in… — Brian James Copy Share Image
In a musical sense, it seemed like all the good intentions had gone awry, very quickly. I mean, we got back from… — Justine Frischmann Copy Share Image
“I sometimes rented a car and drove from event to event in Europe; a road trip was a great escape from the… — Patrick McEnroe Copy Share Image
Angus Deaton has written a wonderful book, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality. . . . Deaton's book… — Michael Marmot Copy Share Image
This splendid book discusses how, in the last two hundred fifty years, large numbers of people have achieved levels of well-being that… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
“Hey, I got an idea, let’s go to the movies. I wanna go to the movies, I want to take you all… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Music is always my great escape... I get to be that wild child and do whatever the hell I want on stage. — Perry Farrell Copy Share Image
Movies, more than anything I can think of, are a great escape from reality. My reality, in particular, needs escaping. — Cazzie David Copy Share Image
I'll probably never win an Oscar, but I'll sure have a lot of fun! I really believe that movies are the great… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
“Did your big break turn into a big bust? Sometimes a great escape from a wounded past can turn into something worse… — Anne Graham Lotz Copy Share Image
Survivors told me that sleep was a great escape from the nightmare that was Jonestown. I also longed for bedtime each night… — Julia Scheeres Copy Share Image
“When Jack just rescued her Ma's, just succeeded doing the Great Escape: "Want to go to Bed." "They'll find us somewhere to… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
“For others, the lure of a world where they fit is too great to escape, and they will spend the rest of… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. have been a great escape for a lot of people who don't watch television and want… — Shweta Basu Prasad Copy Share Image
