Amor Towles Quotes

By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration but our reconsideration.

Amor Towles

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NatureDeserveHumanComplexOnly

I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.

Jim Parsons

CharacterMyselfRisksSafetyCreate

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Maya Angelou

RelationshipTimeBelieveSomeone

I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.

Steven Wright

GlassesWalkingDownStreetOutRan

It's such an obedient way to be for a woman, to try to keep yourself in top shape, to follow all the rules and hope that will get you a measure of stability or happiness. That's part of the affluent suburban dream: to do everything perfectly in a long-winded way, to try to fulfill all the requirements.

Robin Weigert

HappinessHopeWomanYourselfYou

Art seduces, but does not exploit.

Mason Cooley

ArtDoesExploit

The 'economy' became a god such as never before, and a happy, successful society was one that could please this god - sometimes by sacrificing beautiful things - to keep the deity from getting angry and harming the people by withdrawing favours.

Michael Leunig

GodBeautifulAngryHappyPeople

My husband helps take care of our kids.

Lisa Madigan

HusbandCareTake CareTakeKids

My best man was my best friend of almost 20 years, Matt Ryan. He actually plays John Constantine on the new NBC show 'Constantine,' but we've been friends since we were teenagers.

Joseph Morgan

FriendBestManBest FriendFriends

Obama was the best thing for black nerds everywhere. Finally we had a role model. Before Obama, we basically had Urkel.

Jordan Peele

BestBlackRole ModelNerdsRole

I wanted to make a film about stupid people that was very vulgar and deeply stupid. From that moment on I can hardly be reproached for making a film that is about stupid people.

Claude Chabrol

MomentPeopleStupidI CanFilm

There was never any butter in our home. Just margarine. My parents acted like butter was lethal. I don't think I ever saw either one have a piece of butter. I would go over to friends' houses and down sticks of butter.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

HomeParentsThinkFriendsDownGo

I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today.

Wyclef Jean

TodayHip-Hop

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