Whereas Quotes

1000 Whereas quotes by 809 unique authors

In comics the reader is in complete control of the experience. They can read it at their own pace, and if there's a piece of… — Alan Moore
There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children… — Michael Morpurgo
War, I thought, was the most negative aspect of male heterosexuality. If more men were homosexual, there would be no wars, because homosexual men would… — Steven Morrissey
Every time you cut programs, you take away a person who has a vested interest in high taxes and you put him on the tax… — Grover Norquist
An awful lot of female celebrities are very beautiful whereas a lot of male celebrities are not so hot. — Graham Norton
If I'm writing, I'll say something metaphorical or approximate, whereas scientists are very precise. — Joyce Carol Oates
Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is… — Yoko Ono
When I'm travelling, I always take my little notebook and scribble things down as I watch them; I'm very much geared to everything that's happening.… — Michael Palin
Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you… — Danica Patrick
We are visual creatures. Visual things stay put, whereas sounds fade. — Steven Pinker
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen. — Pliny the Elder
Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out… — Josh Radnor
Whereas money is a means to an end for a filmmaker, to the corporate mind money is the end. Right now, I think independent film… — Robert Redford
As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like 'The Godfather' or… — Jason Reitman
The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. — Maximilien Robespierre
Moderation is the feebleness and sloth of the soul, whereas ambition is the warmth and activity of it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas anticipation of a… — Roger Rosenblatt
And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand… — Helen Rowland
Most American writers don't get asked their opinion on current affairs, whereas in Europe and England, we still do. There are writers here who are… — Salman Rushdie
The difference between memoir and autobiography, as far as I see it, is that a memoir is there primarily to tell one particular story, whereas… — Salman Rushdie
Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to… — John Ruskin
It took me the bulk of my twenties to write one book about a family of alligator wrestlers. Whereas somebody like Steve Martin is releasing… — Karen Russell
It would be so weird if we knew just as much as we needed to know to answer all the questions of the universe. Wouldn't… — George Saunders
The British and American literary worlds operate in an odd kind of symbiosis: our critics think our contemporary novelists are not the stuff of greatness… — Will Self
Cell phones tend to bring us more inside of our lives whereas movies offer a chance to escape, so there are two competing forces. — Steven Spielberg

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