Marjane Satrapi Quotes

The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too.

Marjane Satrapi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: iranian
  • Birth: November 22, 1969

Topics

LifeBestPeopleMeMy LifeWhy

When I first did 'Best in Show,' I had never done any improvisation.

Jim Piddock

BestDoneNeverFirstImprovisation

I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play. And I was not willing to compromise what I felt was a standard that I had established in this league and, particularly, for our fans at home.

Jerry West

HomeMeGameCompromiseThinkPlay

Record companies worrying more about market share than developing artists - I hear there was a time when if your first record didn't sell 8m copies, you were still given a chance to grow as a songwriter.

Michael Buble

TimeChanceGrowYouMoreFirst

I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun.

Shirley Manson

LifeLiveMusicFunHave FunWant

I really wanted to make it as a ballet dancer to make my mom proud. But it didn't happen.

Tracy Anderson

MomProudHappenMakeWantedBallet

People-watching is my favorite thing to do. This is blowing my mind. I fixate on one person, and then I think about the struggles in their life. I think about what made them walk the way they do.

Trevante Rhodes

LifeWalkMindThinkPersonWay

I think people relate to the person who gets knocked down or maybe has to come from behind and get that victory.

Miesha Tate

PeopleVictoryThinkDownPerson

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.

Johnny Mercer

EyesMeBlackMagicYouDown

Working with my son was like falling off a log. I had so much fun doing it.

Dick Van Dyke

SonFunDoingFallingWorkingOff

I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies, too. I felt that people don't say things in life - they act, they do things. I always wanted my characters doing, rather than saying what they were doing - which was redundant.

Donna Mills

LifePeopleSayingDoingSayMovies

The Ed Hardy man is confident with a strong sense of personal style. He is not afraid to be seen and take risks. He enjoys comfort and flexible style, yet he wants to stand apart from the crowd.

Christian Audigier

StyleManRisksStrongConfident

Math is the great equalizer. If you can do the numbers, the boys have to respect you.

Audrey MacLean

RespectGreatYouNumbersMath

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