Robert M. Pirsig Quotes

Up until my first book was published, I had all this potential, people would say, and I screwed up. After it, I could say: 'No, I didn't screw up.'

Robert M. Pirsig

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

PeopleBookPotentialSayFirstUp

Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.

Jimmy Gomez

HomeColorLatinosNeighborhoodsOur

I applaud the health and safety people keeping an eye on things.

Jimmy Savile

HealthPeopleSafetyEyeThings

I'm here to tell you the coffee was hot, the orange juice was cold, New York's still there and Reagan National is back.

Jim Gilmore

CoffeeColdYouBackNewOrange

I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want.

John Bercow

PoliticsPeopleThinkPoliticalWant

I think even back as far as 'Lord of the Rings,' there was always the chance that 'The Hobbit' would be made, even way back then. Of course at that point, Peter Jackson didn't probably think at that point that he'd be directing it.

Andy Serkis

ChanceThinkBackWayAlwaysPoint

I write in reverse: Rather than come up with a narrative and write jokes for that narrative, I write jokes independently of the narrative, then I try to fit them in.

Jeff Kinney

TryWriteJokesUpNarrativeCome

A mountain of evidence shows that our bodies are pushing, shaping, even leading our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. That the body affects the mind is, it's fair to say, incontestable. And it's doing so in ways that either facilitate or impede our ability to bring our authentic best selves to our biggest challenges.

Amy Cuddy

BestMountainMindThoughtsDoing

I don't have a problem with the stories saying I'm skinny at all.

Trinny Woodall

SayingProblemSkinnyStories

Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.

Lucy Powell

FootballBlueSupportCityMindGo

To all the younglings I come across in 'Game of Thrones' who suddenly find themselves well known, I say the theatre is your best friend - they will remember you.

Diana Rigg

FriendBestTheatreGameBest Friend

I always think in life passion supersedes everything.

Bret Michaels

LifePassionThinkAlwaysEverything

When a black man is stopped by a cop for no apparent reason, that is covert racism. When a black woman shops in a fancy store and is followed by security guards, that is covert racism. It is more subtle than 1960s racism, but it is still racism.

Bob Beckel

WomanManRacismBlackSecurityCop

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Robert M. Pirsig