Lewis Quotes
195 Lewis quotes by 163 unique authors
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The books of C.S. Lewis had a very profound, indirect effect on me.
— J I Packer
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I had three influential teachers. The first was Uta Hagen. The second two, Bobby Lewis and my late husband, Charles Kakatsakis, were both from the…
— June Squibb
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Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.
— Adam McKay
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Lewis Black taught me stand-up.
— Nate Corddry
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One of the hallmarks that a British actor brings to his public persona is an adept sense of self-deprecation - see Daniel Craig and Damian…
— Stephen Rodrick
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You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater…
— John Eisenhower
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The two contemporary writers whom I consider as role models are Janet Malcolm and Michael Lewis.
— Malcolm Gladwell
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Someone once described Ken Lewis to me as the most competitive person in the history of the United States, including the Union Army.
— Charles Duhigg
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The actors I admire, like Ben Kingsley or Daniel Day-Lewis, they totally reinvent themselves in every part. I hope I get a chance to do…
— Lucy Punch
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You can get a lawyer with two months off or a New York socialite who wants to play at being Lewis and Clark and put…
— Jon Krakauer
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I think the Lewis and Clark Expedition was the greatest undertaking in American History. I think landing a man on the moon pales next to…
— Kathryn Lasky
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Who put their foot in the Missouri River first: Lewis or Clark? Who cares!
— Buzz Aldrin
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
— Harland Williams
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There are some fine books and essays about that. Lewis Hyde has written about alcoholism and poets and the role that society gives its writers…
— Sharon Olds
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Not only do I sing to him, I sing entire conversations. You become Jerry Lewis.
— Paul Reiser
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
— Zebulon Pike
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I am much interested and honoured by what you tell me of C. S. Lewis.
— Ruth Pitter
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I would do any honest thing under the sun to know C. S. Lewis, and so am very grateful to you.
— Ruth Pitter
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I owed Lewis one thing, at least. Once you had suffered the experience of presenting a case at one of his Monday morning conferences, no…
— Anthony Storr
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Oliver Sacks remains my hero to this day. He was one of the first medical writers I read. The other was Lewis Thomas, who is…
— Atul Gawande
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One way to appreciate C.S. Lewis is to see how his Christian humility shaped his life and work.
— John Piper
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You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of a statement by my dear friend, Congressman John Lewis, a…
— James Carville
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Jerry Lewis has been married twenty times. He gets married on a Tuesday, they find his wife dead in a swimming pool on Thursday. Maybe…
— Denis Leary
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Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. C. S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
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God made man in his image to create, cultivate, and develop God's world. Source: Lewis, R. (2014). 33 Series: A man and his work. Authentic…
— Unknown Author
Who Wrote These Lewis Quotes
163 authors contributed a total of 195 Lewis Quotes, led by these top contributors: