Terrible Quotes · Page 5

I never went after character payments. I'm pretty much terrible at naming characters, so I usually name them after people I know.

— Billy Lawrence

I don’t want to be a Princess,” she said finally. “You can’t make me be one.” She knew very well what became…

— Catherynne M. Valente

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

— Tom Stoppard

I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it; also realizing it. Most lawyers are…

— Alan Dershowitz

[Peter Pan] has never broken his terrible habit of eavesdropping. So, maybe that wasn't the rustle of pages you heard while this…

— Geraldine McCaughrean

The first generation of CDs sounded terrible. Any chance to remaster would make the music sound better than what was already out…

— Lou Reed

Pity is exhaustible. What a terrible discovery!

— Enid Bagnold

I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible.

— Sara Pascoe

This is the most terrible thing that can happen in a friendly country if Thai people have to escape from the backdoor…

— Thaksin Shinawatra

Well I'm not dancing," Will said through gritted teeth. "I don't know how." Oh yes you are," Alyss told him. "Let's hope…

— John Flanagan

How many voices have escaped you until now, the venting furnace, the floorboards underfoot, the steady accusations of the clock numbering the…

— Dana Gioia

I've never had a real job in my life. I didn't learn anything, I was terrible at school. It was just this…

— Hans Zimmer

Journalism is an extraordinary and terrible privilege. Not by chance, if you are aware of it, does it consume you with a…

— Oriana Fallaci

I did not love reading, spelling, math and science. I struggled. I was a terrible speller.

— Gavin Newsom

Honesty, I went through terrible, terrible times where I just took myself over the coals. I thought I must be the most…

— Frederick Lenz

“There's work to do.”

— Alien Ant Farm

Never forget that God is your friend. And like all friends, He longs to hear what's been happening in your life. Good…

— Nicholas Sparks

One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their…

— Walter Dean Myers

My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious.

— Amy Bloom

I'm a complete foodie, but I'm a terrible cook. If a guy can get me in the kitchen and we actually have…

— Emily Ratajkowski

I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm…

— Lorde

I'm a terrible cook, but if I could cook, I would see that in art as well, it's how much creative energy…

— Tracey Emin

The medical profession (is) a conspiracy to hide its own shortcomings. No doubt the same may be said of all professions. They…

— George Bernard Shaw

A myth is the name of a terrible lie told by a smelly little brown person to a man in a white…

— David Antin

What is pure Bill? Or excellent or admirable? The death of a million people in a flood? God evidently through so. He…

— Ted Dekker