Thinking Quotes · Page 36

I had the advantage, that I know Swedish. So I had the Swedish book and I had a lot of English translations,…

— Liv Ullmann

Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up…

— Diane Johnson

I read real books. On paper. You know, those printed books? I feel like this is the last thing I do to…

— Gary Shteyngart

I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking…

— Waris Dirie

I don't think the NFL had the slightest intention of taking me, except as maybe a water boy.

— Joel McHale

“Create with the heart; build with the mind.”

— Criss Jami

I do think that stand-up comedy in general heavily favors masculinity and so I like to act a little feminine onstage.

— Bo Burnham

I found myself thinking a lot about my own spirituality. What it means to be Jewish, what it means to forgive, what…

— Tod Goldberg

I think it would be great to be a cat! You come and go as you please. People always feed and pet…

— Patricia McPherson

I don't think it's a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door,

— Tony Abbott

I was really interested in how marriages work, how you can, you know, be in love with somebody and spend many years…

— Geraldine Brooks

I have what I call an iron prescription that helps me keep sane when I naturally drift toward preferring one ideology over…

— Charlie Munger

I must say, I don't think there's any more challenging music out there in jazz than what we're doing.

— Patricia Barber

I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we…

— Thabo Mbeki

Human beings have the incredible capacity for denial. I think they do. And although it's really hard to believe, I have my…

— David Byrne

Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say…

— Peter S. Beagle

I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't…

— Shirley Manson

After a hard day, try to think of something good about it before you go to sleep - the result may surprise…

— John Avery

I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous…

— Sebastian Horsley

One lion thinks it's just hilarious to tackle us. He's very funny about it... and we always know when it will happen.

— Tippi Hedren

I think in an ideal world, one would be able to do everything, however, we don't live in an ideal world.

— Michael Graziadei

I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also…

— Otto Frank

I was in a conversation and someone said: "You know, we were talking about the whole issue of transgender and how it…

— Oprah Winfrey

When I'm feeling proud of myself, I should remember to ask myself why I think I am of any value at all.…

— John S. Hall

I have come to think that the challenge confronting Christians is not that we do not believe what we say, though that…

— Stanley Hauerwas