Bryan Magee Quotes

Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me.

Bryan Magee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 12, 1930

Topics

ReligionMeInterestingMagicWhy

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.

John Amery

MenSmallEnoughLongYouDying

I wouldn't wear really short dresses anymore - just don't feel comfortable in them.

Andie MacDowell

ShortFeelComfortableDressesWear

Elvis may have been my first hero, but you couldn't relate to him.

Robert Hilburn

HeroYouFirstHimMayBeen

My mom always liked the idea of us acting - me and my sister - like, one of us trying it. But my dad always thought it was a joke.

Matt Prokop

MeMomSisterThoughtTryingActing

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Ruth Bernhard

MeHelpNeverQuestionMakeTells

The way you build trust with your people is by being forthright and clear with them from day one. You may think people are fooled when you tell them what they want to hear. They are not fooled.

Dick Costolo

TrustDayPeopleThinkYouWant

When you're making something big, whether it's long-form fiction or a big piece of software, whatever that is, you're having a very intimate and extended conversation with the work materials themselves.

David Wroblewski

WorkYouConversationSoftwareBig

When you ride fast and then rest for a bit, it causes a spike in your heart rate and helps your body deal with lactic acid. But you don't need to make it too complicated. Yorkshire is perfect because the hills work as intervals - you ride up them hard and then recover before the next one. Or you can just sprint to the next tree or lamppost.

Alistair Brownlee

WorkHeartTreeRideRestBody

Don't get me wrong - our fanbase is super passionate, and I love them, but there's a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.

Seth Rollins

LoveMeWrongAirportPassionate

I don't like auditions. I feel like they're a very unnatural setting and it's a very unsettling experience. Because you can't help but walk in and feel like you're trying to prove yourself to people. And you should just walk in and be.

Sharni Vinson

ExperienceWalkYourselfPeopleHelp

I'm sure I've said some pretty bad pick-up lines.

Noah Baumbach

BadSaidPrettyLinesSureSome

Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Richard Ernst

TechnologySchoolHigh SchoolFamous

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