Intrigue Quotes · Page 4

I arrived at school pensive, introverted, and not very sporty, so magic became a place of mystery and intrigue, an escape for…

— Drummond Money-Coutts

“The truck looked like a beater, maybe built in the 1950's, mostly rust on the outside, but a spaceship on the inside.”

— Lisa Kaniut Cobb

“They don't know what a stand up guy you are." "Even more so, now that I have four legs, right?”

— Lisa Kaniut Cobb

People frequently bore me, sometimes amuse me, most often irritate me, but rarely intrigue me.

— Jeaniene Frost

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country.

— Henry Wotton

“Say what you will, dear sister, we do what we do for the promise of our youth. Yet it is always they…

— Chris Galford

The consequence of a very free commerce between the sexes, and of their living much together, will often terminate in intrigues and…

— David Hume

“Gossip is like thread wound over a spindle of truth, changing its shape.”

— K. Ritz

To go out in a gondola at night is to reconstruct in one's imagination the true Venice, the Venice of the past…

— Peggy Guggenheim

More than any other setting - more than battlefields or boardrooms or a spaceship headed for intergalactic travel - I'll put my…

— Joyce Maynard

“The phrasing annoyed Sage. As long as she was pretty and in a good mood, her husband would love her? People needed…

— Erin Beaty

I liked teaching, but the bureaucracy of academia and the petty intrigue... It wasn't a good fit. Once I admitted that myself,…

— Nic Pizzolatto

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted my no difficulty; to keep heart when…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Maggie Smith has a unique sense of comedy, based on a somewhat ironic view of real life, making it both funnier and…

— Julian Fellowes

Growing up, I can remember singing along with my ma all of the time. I wouldn't say she necessarily 'taught' me how…

— Elliott Yamin

We send our [peacekeepers] off to some disputed zone, full of local intrigue and power blocs and uncertainty and danger, and they…

— Romeo LeBlanc

“It was in Cleveland that Magic Slim became the most successful pornographic film producer in America. His training center was a key…

— Nick Hahn

I sold my first short story while I was home on maternity leave, then began working on novels. Since I was reading…

— Tess Gerritsen

“My daughter, people are only used to seeing the glorified in a story, because a story is only a tiny, tiny piece…

— Darryl Steven Markowitz

America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.…

— John Quincy Adams

I try to make time for reading each night. In addition to the usual newspapers and magazines, I make it a priority…

— Bill Gates

“Because I am really successful and work on the sets throughout the day. I had sex with a variety of male models.…

— Rebecca Harlem

“When he was at the Vatican, in Cardinal Bainbridge’s day, he quickly saw that no one in the papal court grasped what…

— Hilary Mantel

I know the movies that I've liked, and I know the experience that they've given me, so the goal is always to…

— Neil Burger

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

— Walter Annenberg

“Always listen to your heart and listen to your gut. Neither of them will ever lie to you.”

— Michael Houbrick

Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.

— Julia Cameron

I work for men that I would love to meet, somebody who I could fall in love with, someone who intrigues me.

— Ann Demeulemeester

I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden…

— Richard Armitage

I always wanted to create a collection inspired by sports. I never played sports, maybe that's why it intrigues me.

— Alexander Wang

I would never judge someone's intrigue with the spoils of fame, because I went through that.

— Alanis Morissette

I can't compete for roles that require me to be Caucasian or African American, even if those characters really connect with me…

— Mena Massoud

“I can't say." Miranda mimicked a very grown-up sound with her imperious tone. "I wasn't at the morgue. I was in school.”

— Theasa Tuohy

The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.

— Ignazio Silone

“The dead do not see, unless they look from a brighter place than this darkling plain where ignorant armies clash by night.”

— Stephen King

My dad raced motocross back in the day, and I've always enjoyed watching it. That sport intrigues me.

— Virgil Green

I watch a lot of movies, and I tend to be influenced by scenes that intrigue me, that make me want to…

— Masashi Kishimoto

“The chamber grew suddenly silent, the only other person with first-hand knowledge of the matter staring pensively at the floor.”

— Marcha A. Fox

“You're full of hashish! You been bothered lately with your head, Mr. Harris?”

— Frederick Ferdinand Moore

It is the deep, salty stickiness of food that intrigues me more than any other quality.

— Nigel Slater