Marjane Satrapi Quotes

I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots.' She was right.

Marjane Satrapi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MeGrandmotherSheRightIdiots

I find that women want to tell me about their birthing experiences. In the most excruciating detail. It's not put me off having children, but I do feel like I know too much.

Jessica Raine

WomenChildrenMeDetailFeelFind

What matters most is a good and ready will to obey God.

Johannes Tauler

GoodGodReadyWillMattersObey

In my first few years of elementary school at the Edison School in Detroit, I did poorly. I remember worrying that I might fail the second grade and be held back.

Robert J. Shiller

SchoolRememberBackDetroitFirst

I was a brilliant student. I always try to be the best.

Anibal Cavaco Silva

BestStudentTryBrilliantAlways

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

Sophie Kinsella

KnowledgeFinancePeopleEconomics

I want a language that speaks the truth.

Studs Terkel

TruthLanguageWantSpeaks

I didn't have any knowledge of the music industry when I first got to L.A., and I really didn't know on a creative level what I wanted to sound like, so I had to do a lot of experimenting. It led to a spiral of depression and being broke.

Skylar Grey

MusicKnowledgeDepressionCreative

Almost 85 percent of the Latin American market is subject to net neutrality rules, and the European Parliament already favors strong ones.

Marvin Ammori

StrongAmericanRulesFavorsMarket

I hate that 'I got it' stuff. That drives me nuts. It's that natural instinct that everything's OK because you're winning.

Mike McCarthy

HateMeWinningYouNutsEverything

When I'm on that field, I give it everything I have, and when I come off, I'm a mom. As tired and exhausting as it is, it's about coming back, even after double days, and still being able to enjoy the kids.

Christie Rampone

TiredMomEnjoyBackEverything

I was overjoyed when I was offered the title role in 'Well Done Abba.' I was ready for the role even before I heard the story because you don't ask questions when it is Shyam Benegal's film. It is the chance of a lifetime.

Boman Irani

ChanceStoryWell DoneQuestionsYou

The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.

William McDonough

ArtMagicGoalQuestionAnything

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