Peter Ackroyd Quotes

London has always provided the landscape for my imagination. It becomes a character - a living being - within each of my books.

Peter Ackroyd

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 5, 1949

Topics

CharacterImaginationLandscapeBeing

I have this theory that I hold on to, the theory that everything great in art and in life in general is jazz. It's just like all these things that just kind of seem to fall into place. You know, like mistakes that somehow turn into something beautiful.

Jerrod Carmichael

LifeBeautifulGreatArtMistakes

Putting women first would mean strengthening America's social safety net, because a higher proportion of single-mother families live in poverty here than in any other wealthy country.

Stephanie Coontz

WomenLiveSafetyAmericaPoverty

We live in a world where there are a hell of a lot of new inputs that need to be factored in to your business. It used to be just about your employees and your customers. Now there are all the issues about global warming, about sustainability, about ethics and now about gender and the distribution of wealth.

Stuart Rose

LiveBusinessEthicsWorldHellNew

Humanism was not wrong in thinking that truth, beauty, liberty, and equality are of infinite value, but in thinking that man can get them for himself without grace.

Simone Weil

BeautyTruthManValueGraceWrong

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.

Tom Peters

PeopleTreatEmployeesMagicGuests

I've never worked with a tail, that I can remember. But there's so much I can't remember.

Ron Perlman

RememberI CanNeverTailMuch

He is still my father. He is still a person I know I could trust and he would never do anything against me. Once you're at the top, there are not many people like that. People always want something from you.

Martina Hingis

FatherTrustPeopleMeYouPerson

You're grateful and appreciative that people liked you and remember you.

Mindy Cohn

GratefulPeopleRememberYouLiked

I almost failed one drama course. All the actors talked in phony accents. It shocked me. I went out for track instead.

Jason Robards

MeDramaOutTrackPhonyAlmost

I do not read newspapers. I do not watch television. I am not interested in current events, although I will occasionally discuss them if other people want to discuss them.

Diane Wakoski

I AmPeopleTelevisionWantWill

Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Democritus

LifeSuccessChildrenBattleWorry

I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.

Ciara

GreatChildBelieveLongWantYour

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