John Banville Quotes

I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of writing if it doesn't take you into the mysterious?

John Banville

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: December 8, 1945

Topics

ArtPeopleWritingWorldYouLook

People know me as 'Wipeout Girl' or 'Mercury Girl.' They never know my name, and sometimes, maybe that's a good thing.

Jill Wagner

GoodGirlPeopleMeNameSometimes

To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit.

John Updike

HappinessFreedomFrameWithinLaws

People value Halloween, like Valentine's Day, because they can tell themselves that it's not merely secularized but actually secular, which is to say, not Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim.

Amity Shlaes

Valentine's DayDayValuePeopleSay

What we know about the destination resort business is clearly established. But it's all about one thing, and one thing only. All of the razzmatazz and jazz we hear about facilities and everything else doesn't amount to a hill of beans. It's customer experience that determines the longevity and endurance of these enterprises.

Steve Wynn

BusinessExperienceDestinationJazz

We can have our beliefs and still read and discuss things.

Judy Blume

ThingsBeliefsStillReadOur

I think people like to think I'm in some way financially dependent on my family - on my dad - but the fact of the matter is I've been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. That's something people don't know or understand.

Devon Aoki

FamilyFatherPeopleThinkKnowWay

Sometimes you get caught up in what's going on around you. The reality is that you are just a regular person. At some point, the career will be over, the bright lights turn off. That can come back to haunt you if you're not just a regular guy.

Brett Favre

RealityYouBackCareerPersonWill

I don't know a single Republican in Montana who would get in a fight in a bowling alley for John McCain.

Brian Schweitzer

FightKnowRepublicanSingleBowling

I'm not gonna give anybody the power to control my life.

Anushka Sharma

LifePowerControlMy LifeGive

If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations.

Alfred Russel Wallace

FuturePeopleBlindWealthLookUs

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

William Landay

NaturePersonalityI AmHeadImagine

There are a lot of comedians that were bullied and picked on, and that's why they became comedians. Survival of the fittest.

Tiffany Haddish

SurvivalWhyComediansBulliedWere

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by John Banville