Tom Stoppard Quotes

The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain.

Tom Stoppard

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If you look at the movies that come out, most of them are bad, so it's not as if achieving some level of success means you get offered better roles, because frankly they don't seem to exist.

Jesse Eisenberg

SuccessBetterYouLookBadMovies

Marriage is about love, but it is not first and foremost about love. First and foremost, marriage is about continuity and transmission.

Meir Soloveichik

LoveMarriageFirstContinuityAbout

I am very bullish and I have been bullish on India for a very long time, and I see our own business growing very substantially.

John L. Flannery

BusinessTimeI AmLongIndiaSee

Rock stars' wives have never been given an easy time. They weren't nice about Linda McCartney till she died.

Trudie Styler

StarsTimeEasyNiceRockNever

People want to look taller and thinner. No one says, 'Ooh! Let me buy that dress because it makes me feel matronly!'

Michael Kors

DressPeopleMeFeelLookWant

Obviously there will be a backlash. If you believe the hype you have to believe a backlash too. Any criticism we get, is always stuff we've already criticised ourselves.

Jonny Greenwood

BelieveCriticismYouWillAlways

I have a good imagination. Look, I know what it feels like to have a broken heart. I know what it feels like to feel something for somebody. I'm just too weird to be in a relationship.

Diane Warren

GoodRelationshipHeartImagination

I do not write by any set time schedule. I realize there are many writers who follow a daily regime where they arise at 6:00 a.m., do some sort of exercise, eat breakfast and then sit down and produce words for a three to four hour period.

Donald McKay

DailyTimeWordsBreakfastExercise

I'm a sucker for a screwed-up protagonist. We all have issues.

Chelsea Cain

IssuesSuckerProtagonistScrewed-Up

I never went to camp as a kid. I couldn't get into an Ivy League school. I wouldn't join a biker club.

Bob Saget

SchoolNeverKidClubIvyGet

Maybe you could call me a little controlling or I like things to be my way, but since I was a little girl, I've known what I wanted. I'm very rootsy, but it really hadn't ever caused me too much strife. I really know when to say when. I'm not too outward but I'm very honest.

Ashton Shepherd

GirlMeYouToo MuchKnowSay

When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.

William Shakespeare

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