I Stopped Quotes

378 I Stopped quotes by 319 unique authors

Why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I stopped going to Kingdom Hall, the church, when I was 11 years old, so I was very young. They don't celebrate birthdays, you get… — Ja Rule
I used to write a monthly column for the 'New York Times' syndicate. But I stopped because I found it really hard to have one… — Salman Rushdie
My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on… — Sherri Shepherd
When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books.… — Patti Smith
When I stopped going to school, I got the strongest dose of perspective. When you're a kid, your friends, your school, your teachers, your family… — Kristen Stewart
I don't read the papers; I stopped reading the papers. I read the papers only during periods of crisis, and I think papers are too… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my… — Shirley Temple
I know if I stopped hosting 'Wine Library TV,' we'd probably lose 75 percent of our audience, but the remaining 25 percent is still a… — Gary Vaynerchuk
When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships. — Andy Warhol
I've learned to try to sustain myself by holding on to the integrity of who I am. I'm not talking big diva. I'm quiet. I'm… — Crystal Waters
I was still interested in the youth rebellion but never-the-less I stopped being a victim. Stopped trying to attack the establishment realizing that it takes… — Vivienne Westwood
I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an… — Elie Wiesel
I had a very insightful friend who warned me back when I stopped reading scripts, 'It's easier to change directions while you're still moving.' If… — Debra Winger
I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could… — Tiger Woods
I wrote every day between the ages of 12 and 20 when I stopped because I went to Barcelona, where life was too exciting to… — Colm Toibin
I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good… — Philip Pullman
...quite simply, I was in love with New York. I do not mean “love” in any colloquial way, I mean that I was in love… — Joan Didion
...there were certain chapters when I stopped writing, saw the domestic situation I was in and thought, "I don't want to face this world, let's… — Alasdair Gray
When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. — Paulo Coelho
There was no particular point at which I stopped being promising. — Donald Barthelme
If I stopped loving Him, I would cease to believe in His love. If I loved God, then I would believe in His love for… — Graham Greene
I'm trying..." How could I put it? "I'm trying to get far enough down the line so that I can remember." I stopped, then continued:… — Marian Keyes
It was a bad one, the Winter of 1933. Wading home that night through flames of snow, my toes burning, my ears on fire, the… — John Fante
It is no worse, because I write of it. It would be no better, if I stopped my most unwilling hand. Nothing can undo it;… — Charles Dickens

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