Scilla Elworthy Quotes

Consistently rated the most peaceable of all countries in the world by the Global Peace Index, Iceland has reduced its military expenditure to zero, has no armed forces, and has reduced the inequality gap between rich and poor.

Scilla Elworthy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

PeaceWorldRichInequalityPoor

And I used to write novels and little stories and compositions and I - but I put them away because I started acting when I was 17. So there wasn't much time.

Joan Collins

TimeActingWriteLittleStarted

When people are told to 'eat many small meals,' what they may actually hear is 'eat all the time,' making them likely to respond with some degree of compulsive overeating. It's no coincidence, I think, that obesity rates began rising rapidly in the 1980s more or less in tandem with this widespread endorsement of more frequent meals.

Andrew Weil

TimePeopleSmallThinkCoincidence

I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest we're going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in Afghanistan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate that's not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives.

Stephen Harper

HistoryThinkCountryAfghanistan

Unless your name is Jack Bauer, you cannot make people talk.

Trey Gowdy

PeopleNameYouTalkCannotYour

That's a good sign for a movie: When it becomes part of the lexicon and pop culture for an entire generation. I've been in many movies, luckily, that get quoted.

Rob Riggle

GoodCultureGenerationMoviesGet

We have this sort of tacit censorship, which is the ratings system, and it's directly tied to box office, so it is censorship. Like, if you make an R-rated movie, you know that only a certain amount of people are going to go see it under any circumstance.

Robert Zemeckis

PeopleYouGoKnowCensorshipSee

We do need to get to the bottom of what Russia did and their interference in the election. And we need to also figure out how the Obama administration failed so miserably to allow Russia to have this type of impact in our country.

Ronna McDaniel

ImpactCountryElectionNeedOut

Take a deep breath. When the game comes, no matter what happens, you can always keep your cool. I'm a bit of a hot head, a bit of a spaz, so it really helps me calm myself down during the game.

Mike Daniels

MyselfMeCoolCalmGameDeep

For many years now, my source for salvific chicken soup has been the Sanamluang Cafe on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kingsley Drive: crystalline broth, flecks of fried garlic, and a moist, steamed bird nesting on thick rice noodles and bean sprouts has stanched many a misery.

Michelle Huneven

BirdDriveSoupHollywoodChicken

I fell in love with the legend of Paul Robeson as a kid. My dad would tell me all these amazing stories about his life and, bizarrely, ended up singing to Robeson on his deathbed.

Johnny Flynn

LifeLoveAmazingMeSingingLegend

I've found it really hard to finish writing songs when you're writing on not just your schedule but somebody else's.

Chris Carmack

WritingYouScheduleHardFinish

When I do period work, I really like to read about the period as much as I like to look at pictures because sometimes the written word is much better at conveying what their lives were really like and how much they had and where their clothes came from. Because, a lot of time, people dressed in their Sunday best to pose for a picture.

Colleen Atwood

WorkTimeBestPeopleBetterLook

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Scilla Elworthy