Michel Faber Quotes

Modern politicians like Cameron dream of exerting paternal influence without being seen as paternalistic, of fostering moral behaviour without being considered moralistic.

Michel Faber

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: dutch
  • Birth: April 13, 1960

Topics

InfluenceDreamMoralPoliticians

I met Tiger Woods, and I looked in his eyes - and I saw Derek Jeter. They don't have to tell people they're good. They just prove it by the way they love the competition.

Joe Torre

LoveGoodEyesCompetitionPeople

There is no point in being a bond vigilante if you cannot influence governments and central banks by selling bonds.

Jeff Berwick

InfluenceBondYouSellingPoint

The first shooter video game stuff which - look, admittedly, I missed that generationally, so it's not a thing for me. I've never played them. I don't really get it. My kids do.

Rob Lowe

MeGameLookMissedNeverFirst

London keeps me grounded. We don't get praised every time we open our gobs there.

Miranda Richardson

TimeMeLondonOpenGroundedGet

I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.

Dionne Warwick

FamilyBelieveValuesLike

Time travel is a fantasy we all have. The 'Back to the Future' series really exploits that wish.

Christopher Lloyd

FutureTimeTravelWishBackReally

I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.

Clive Owen

ResearchKindActorRoleWhoGoes

I couldn't really trust anyone. Not completely.

Clarence Clemons

TrustReallyAnyone

I think the thing about keeping your character fresh is, when you change as an individual, you have to flow with it.

Bray Wyatt

ChangeCharacterThinkYouFlow

In college, girls would come up to me: 'I want your calves.' It just makes me laugh. I guess people pay a lot of money to have the types of bodies athletes have.

Ali Krieger

MoneyPeopleCollegeMeLaughWant

I mean, I had probably an illusion of being the wife that, you know, I wanted to create a home. I wanted to have children. I wanted him to be a husband. It was never going to be that way. It couldn't be that way.

Priscilla Presley

HomeChildrenWifeHusbandYouKnow

I entered the diocesan seminary. I liked the Dominicans, and I had Dominican friends. But then I chose the Society of Jesus, which I knew well because the seminary was entrusted to the Jesuits. Three things in particular struck me about the Society: the missionary spirit, community and discipline.

Pope Francis

CommunityDisciplineMeSocietyWell

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