Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Roald Dahl Quotes

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.

Roald Dahl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990

Topics

Great House Comfort Bed Over Line

We expect to adopt tax incentives for businesses that invest in the country.

Joao Lourenco

Country Tax Expect Incentives Invest

I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.

Jesse Ventura

Nature Truth Uncomfortable Comfort

Older audiences are hard to win over. They're very specific in their tastes and critical of new music.

Melanie Fiona

Music Win New Hard Over Critical

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name his favorite pig.

John McCarthy

Book Name Pig Critic Butcher Asking

Sometimes, when I watch a movie where teenagers are played by actors that are 26 years old and look perfect, it makes you wonder what story is actually being told.

Angourie Rice

Story You Perfect Look Wonder Old

After I lost my legs, I got invited to my old high school, and I shared my stories with all the classes. I remember I was so nervous and didn't know where to start, but I knew I had information they could take away.

Amy Purdy

School Start High School Remember

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

Tom Peters

Power Relationships Understand

I don't know too many parents that want to feed their kids soda, but high-fructose corn syrup is cheap. The price of soda in 20 years has gone down 40 percent while the price of whole foods, fruits and vegetables, has gone up 40 percent and obesity goes up right along that curve.

Tom Colicchio

Parents Down Vegetables Price Know

Cam Newton, his best throw is better than anybody's best throw. I'm gonna say that right off the bat. But I will take consistency over volatile play any day of the week.

Jordan Rodgers

Best Day Consistency Better Week

I've proved to be as difficult to convert as I am to hypnotize.

Christopher Hitchens

I Am Difficult Convert Am Proved

Once I turned 40, my whole life changed in the most mature - not boring way but much cooler way. I feel much more like an adult.

Chelsea Handler

Life Feel Boring Mature Way More

And if you remember the other part of the context is we were then all deceived about the French position and told the French had said they'd veto any second resolution - which wasn't true, we now know.

Clare Short

Resolution Remember You Know True