District Quotes
273 quotes by 205 authors
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The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus one to a…
— Allen West
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I was much more comfortable and a much better congressman running in a district that was 37 percent black, where I had to have a…
— Andrew Young
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I think the world of 'District 9' has a lot of race and oppression-based ideas that I would still like to explore in that world.
— Neill Blomkamp
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'District 9' was a singular anti-Apartheid metaphor, and 'Elysium' is a more general metaphor about immigration and how the First World and Third World meet.…
— Neill Blomkamp
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'District 9', 'Elysium' and 'Chappie' were all born out of some visual concept first. 'Chappie' is the imagery, because I think I'm a visual person…
— Neill Blomkamp
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A mighty porterhouse steak an inch and a half thick, hot and sputtering from the griddle; dusted with fragrant pepper; enriched with little melting bits…
— Mark Twain
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We could do it, you know." "What?" "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.
— Suzanne Collins
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We star-crossed lovers of District 12, who suffered so much and enjoyed so little the rewards of our victory, do not seek our fans' favor,…
— Suzanne Collins
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You took a walk on a Sunday afternoon and came to a nice neighborhood, very refined. You saw a small one of these trees through…
— Betty Smith
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Katniss," Gale says softly. I recognize that voice. It's the same one he uses to approach wounded animals before he delivers a deathblow. I Instinctively…
— Suzanne Collins
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You can swim, too." he says. "Where did you learn that in District Twelve?" "We have a very big bathtub.
— Suzanne Collins
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District 12: Where you can starve to death in safety.
— Suzanne Collins
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My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am seventeen years old. My home is District 12. I was in the Hunger Games. I escaped. The Capitol…
— Suzanne Collins
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As we curve around into the loop of the City Circle, I can see that a couple of other stylists have tried to steal Cinna…
— Suzanne Collins
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Katniss, there is no District Twelve...
— Suzanne Collins
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Shogo looked at Shuya and Noriko. "The winner's forced to transfer to another school where he or she is ordered not to mention the game…
— Koushun Takami
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Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last…
— Suzanne Collins
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If it's true, why do they leave us to live like this? With the hunger and the killings and the Games?" And suddenly I hate…
— Suzanne Collins
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Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me. But…
— Suzanne Collins
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Katniss?" He drops my hand and I take a step, as if to catch my balance. "It was all for the Games," Peeta says. "How…
— Suzanne Collins
Who Wrote These District Quotes
205 authors contributed a total of 273 District Quotes, led by these top contributors: