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Me Quotes by Pico Iyer
- My Christmas present to myself each year is to see how much air travel can open up the world and take me to places as…
- Quitting, for me, means not giving up, but moving on; changing direction not because something doesn’t agree with you, but because you don’t agree with…
- I take very seriously the sense of our living these days in a global neighborhood. And the first sensible thing to do in such circumstances,…
- Travel, for me, is a little bit like being in love, because suddenly all your senses are at the setting marked “on.
- For me the first great joy of traveling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at home, and seeing everything I…
- And it’s only by going nowhere - by sitting still or letting my mind relax - that I find that the thoughts that come to…
- So travel for me is an act of discovery and of responsibility as well a grand adventure and a constant liberation.
- Technology, in short, cannot teach me how to do without technology.
- I exult in the fact I can see everywhere with a flexible eye; the very notion of home is foreign to me, as the state…
- Nothing makes me feel better - calmer, clearer and happier - than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of…
- To me, part of the beauty of a comma is that it offers a rest, like one in music: a break that gives the whole…
- What I treasure most at any moment is intimacy, surprise, a sense of mystery, wit, depth and love. A handful of cherished friends offer me…
- Not having a car gives me volumes not to think or worry about, and makes walks around the neighborhood a daily adventure.
- If I was a parent or a kid, I would need a cell phone, and those things are invaluable, but my kids are out of…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale