Christopher Plummer Quotes

The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking.

Christopher Plummer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 13, 1929

Topics

FatherTimeMeSweetDinnerWeird

Come on, come on! And there'll be no turning back! You were only killing time and it can kill you right back. Come on, come on! It's time to burn up the fuse. You got nothing to do and even less to lose.

Jim Steinman

TimeYouLoseBackBurnNothing

'Swan,' by Mary Oliver. Poems and prose. Reading from this book is as if visiting a very wise friend. There is wisdom and welcoming kindness on every page.

Jessye Norman

KindnessFriendWisdomWiseReading

When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, my mom was, like, 'I think I heard you say lawyer.'

Maz Jobrani

ParentsMomLawyerThinkYouSay

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

Max Lucado

GoodGreatSimpleManFunMom

I'm a big believer in small, dark, cozy bedrooms. I would describe myself as introspective - I feel things first, and then I think them through - and I need the enveloping comfort of a little squirrel's nest when I have to retreat from the world to recharge.

Michael Bastian

MyselfWorldSmallThinkFeelDark

Honestly, people are pretty chill and respectful on Twitter.

Tony Goldwyn

PeopleChillPrettyRespectful

If a course needs to be in great condition to be played effectively, then the design strategy is flawed.

Tom Watson

GreatDesignStrategyCourseNeeds

It struck me what we should be trying to do was pluck the egg from the ovary and fertilise it in the laboratory. We could do this in animals increasingly... this was the way to go in the human species.

Robert Edwards

MeTryingEggGoAnimalsWay

Not only are drinking, smoking, swearing, dancing and going to movies not issues... they simply do not matter. They matter to fundamentalists, of course, but to anyone else outside the church, they could care less whether we smoke or attend movies. Absolutely no one gives a tinker's damn whether I say 'tinker's damn' or not.

Mike Yaconelli

CareSmokingChurchSmokeMovies

Sometimes I watch movies. I don't party. I don't go out. It's just me and my homies in our circle. I stay away from everyone and everything so I can just continue to remain who I am.

Logic

I AmMeCircleI CanPartyMovies

Volunteering has been undervalued in Britain for a long time. Often it has been seen as a kind of cut-price, amateur version of work that would be better done by the state. When politicians speak about it, people hear in the background the sound of budgets being cut.

Jonathan Sacks

WorkTimePeopleSpeakBetterLong

If I am writing down something and it is my idea, my imagination, it won't be fact.

Disha Patani

ImaginationI AmWritingDownIdea

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Christopher Plummer