Three Quotes · Page 519

I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill…

— Robert Caro

Having a band was part of my heart's desire, musically. Within myself, I was saying that, 'Not until you have a band…

— Burning Spear

I'd like to get more bit-acting roles. I don't know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could…

— Hannibal Buress

What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul and God are appearances in it. Like silver in…

— Ramana Maharshi

I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified.…

— Lynne Truss

My brain is good, but my body is deteriorating. I probably have another two or three years. Or I can pass tomorrow,…

— Ed Koch

Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that…

— Jack Keane

Well, here's what I think. I mean, the people are saying, 'We don't want it,' and the Democrats are saying, 'We don't…

— Lamar Alexander

When I was born my father spent three weeks trying to find a loophole in my birth certificate.

— Jackie Vernon

Clay Felker was then - he had - to his credit, he had created New York Magazine, which was the first of…

— Nat Hentoff

There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.

— Vladimir Horowitz

I'm not into one-night stands. I've only slept with three guys in my life and they all involve relationships.

— Katie Price

On his own okay, Bush has authorized eavesdropping on as many as a thousand people over the past three years, with some…

— Margaret Carlson

The acts of the mind, wherein it exerts its power over simple ideas, are chiefly these three: 1. Combining several simple ideas…

— John Locke

Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.

— Mark Kelly

Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world…

— Dorothy Allison

I always thought the story [Anthem] would work in three dimensions - and studying that cut material was very useful.

— Jeff Britting

For the two or three weeks you work on an episode, you totally immerse yourself.

— Nicholas Hammond

There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of…

— Eknath Easwaran

Listen, three eyes," he said, "don't you try to outweird me, I get stranger things than you free with my breakfast cereal.

— Douglas Adams

Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly…

— Mervyn Peake

All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core.…

— Matthew Parris

An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.

— Apolo Ohno

Three most important things in life, surf, surf and surf.

— Jack O'Neill

Victory [over homophobia] may require five or maybe 20 years. Yet I have no doubt that "don't ask, don't tell" and same-sex…

— Jacob M. Appel