Central Quotes

1135 Central quotes by 894 unique authors

But if I were to say who influenced me most, then I'd say Franz Kafka. And his works were always anchored in the Central European… — Vaclav Havel
I've always been a fan of the 19th century novel, of the novel that is plotted, character-driven, and where the passage of time is almost… — John Irving
I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo. — Gabriel Iglesias
The idea of interdependence is central to Buddhism, which holds that all things come into being through the mutual interactions of various causes and conditions. — Daisaku Ikeda
Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory. — Kazuo Ishiguro
There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America… — Frank B. Kellogg
I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves. — Barbara Kingsolver
If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you… — Jonathan Kozol
Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business. — Christopher Lasch
I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the… — Hugh Laurie
The media believes that what Obama was gonna do when he took over, go dictator immediately, that was what this country needs, finally central government… — Rush Limbaugh
Many of the Central Asians know Russian, and Ted Levin speaks it fluently. I speak Chinese, but Mongolian is completely different, so we had to… — Yo-Yo Ma
When we say Afro American, we include everyone in the Western Hemisphere of African descent. South America is America. Central America is America. South America… — Malcolm X
The central tenet of Christianity as it has come down to us is that we are to reach out when our instinct is to pull… — Jon Meacham
One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse… — Jon Meacham
Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also… — Angela Merkel
I may be a lifelong 'downtowner,' but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City. — Unknown Author
My main point about films is that I don't like the adaptation process, and I particularly don't like the modern way of comic book-film adaptations,… — Alan Moore
Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of… — Mandy Moore
The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
No matter what name we give it or how we judge it, a candidate's character is central to political reporting because it is central to… — Roger Mudd
Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with the Central Intelligence… — Robert Muller
The physics of water is central to cooking, because food is mostly water. All steak that you cook is actually boiled on the inside. — Nathan Myhrvold
When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a… — Ingrid Newkirk
I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that. — Barack Obama

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