Miriam Toews Quotes

The British are actually a lot more appreciative of the comic. In Canada, if you're perceived as a comic writer, there's a real snobbery, and you can't be serious. You're not a big hitter.

Miriam Toews

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

YouCanadaSeriousMoreRealBig

Some of the best rock riffs ever written were by Jimmy Page, and I can't really name the songs, but some of the stuff he did on his first and second records is beyond brilliant.

Joe Perry

BestNamePageRockBrilliantFirst

My parents were just searching for an alternative way of raising their children.

Joaquin Phoenix

ChildrenParentsWaySearchingJust

People who make money often make mistakes, and even have major setbacks, but they believe they will eventually prosper, and they see every setback as a lesson to be applied in their move towards success.

Jerry Gillies

SuccessMoneyMistakesPeopleLesson

I've always zoomed through life in a vain attempt to keep up with my sprinting brain. If I have to choose between doing something quickly and doing it right, I often select the speedier option.

Megan McCafferty

LifeBrainDoingChooseRightUp

We have a two-week rule. We're never apart for more two weeks. Just not being separated for Jurassic periods of time seems to help. And no children probably helps a lot.

Megan Mullally

ChildrenTimeHelpMoreNeverTwo

You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well.

Maxine Peake

BusinessSayingToughBelieveYou

I'm so protected in my Nickelodeon bubble and 'What I Like About You.' It's all pretty much the same people I've worked with and it was pretty protected.

Amanda Bynes

PeopleYouBubbleSamePrettyLike

There's no doubt Matt Leinart loves his son very much.

Stephen Rodrick

SonDoubtNo DoubtMuchHisVery

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.

Stephen Ambrose

LiveDoneSameUnitedIndians

During the Clinton administration, America's image was that of a strong, confident and kind world leader.

Mike Medavoy

LeaderWorldStrongConfidentKind

By the time I got to record my first album, I was 26, I didn't need pen or paper - my memory had been trained just to listen to a song, think of the words, and lay them to tape.

Jay-Z

TimeWordsMemorySongThinkPen

I've always liked wrinkles. When I was a young girl, I used to make lines on my face with my nails because I loved Jeanne Moreau. I always wanted to be older; I always added years to my life. For the longest time, if people thought I was older, I would take it as a compliment.

Diane von Furstenberg

LifeGirlTimePeopleFaceThought

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Miriam Toews