Phyllida Lloyd Quotes

I was hellbent on going to drama school, but my mother, rightly, panicked and persuaded me to go to university on the grounds that a degree would be 'something to fall back on.' Whilst at college, I realised I wasn't good enough or robust enough to be an actress.

Phyllida Lloyd

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GoodMotherSchoolCollegeMeFall

For about two years, I was a little wild. I was out partying, having adventures.

Jeremy Miller

WildTwoYearsPartyingOutLittle

Traditional scientific method has always been at the very best, 20 - 20 hindsight. It's good for seeing where you've been. It's good for testing the truth of what you think you know, but it can't tell you where you ought to go.

Robert M. Pirsig

GoodTruthBestThinkYouSeeing

If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.

Matthew Simpson

KnowledgeSmallLookThroughOwn

Knowing how to die is knowing how to live. What is death anyway? It's the outcome of life.

Jeanne Moreau

LifeLiveDeathDieKnowingOutcome

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.

Rollo May

WorldWayExistencePatternsMyth

Good art theory must smell of the studio, although its language should differ from the household talk of painters and sculptors.

Rudolf Arnheim

GoodArtLanguageTalkSmellTheory

The better voice doesn't mean being a better singer.

Luciano Pavarotti

VoiceBetterMeanSingerBeing

I think divorce is a tragedy, traumatic and horribly painful for everybody. That's why I wrote 'Smart Women.' I want kids to read that and to think what life might be like for their parents. And I want parents to think about what life is like for their kids.

Judy Blume

LifeWomenSmartParentsThinkWant

I've had the good fortune of working with some amazing people. I mean, my first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period.

Dennis Christopher

GoodPeopleAmazingTheatreLegend

Demonetisation is a disinflationary process. So, this will bring down prices in the long run. It will also help in bringing down interest rates.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

ProcessHelpLongDownRunWill

I would happily help to turn the stone being thrown at me into a boomerang.

Peer Steinbruck

MeHelpStoneTurnBeingWould

Gadgets - our houses are filled with them: ones we need, ones we think we need, and others that were a good idea at the time, but have never made it out of their boxes.

Sheherazade Goldsmith

GoodTimeThinkOthersNeverNeed

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