Marian Keyes Quotes

At 30 I thought my life was over. I thought I'd have made something of myself by then, that life would somehow have made the necessary arrangements - but actually I had nothing.

Marian Keyes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: September 10, 1963

Topics

LifeMyselfThoughtMy LifeNothing

Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.

Robert Jackson

OpinionFindBeginDissentWhoSoon

In our hands, even the straightest lyric sounded shady.

Angus Young

HandsShadyEvenOurLyric

My friends and family are amazed I've done so well. I was not a model student. No one expected that I'd build a Fortune 500 company at Symantec.

John W. Thompson

FamilyFriends And FamilyFriends

Mother always said that even when I was 3, I used to get the 6- and 7-year-old kids on the block and punch them and say, 'Listen to me.'

Shirley Chisholm

MotherMeSaidSayListenAlways

I have planted over 6,000 trees at home in Scotland, some of them oak. I'd like my children to be able to watch them grow.

Rory Stewart

HomeChildrenTreesGrowOakOver

It's impossible to work under conditions where they confused negativity with objectivity. You can't fool the fans.

Marv Albert

WorkFoolImpossibleConfusedYou

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Mick Jagger

PatriotismWarReactionAwayInstant

Trickle-down racism, trickle-down bigotry, trickle-down misogyny, all these things are extraordinarily dangerous to the heart and character of America.

Mitt Romney

CharacterHeartRacismAmerica

I prefer the emotion that corrects the rule.

Juan Gris

EmotionRulePreferCorrects

In times when religious or political faith or hope predominates, the writer functions totally in unison with society, and expresses society's feelings, beliefs, and hopes in perfect harmony.

Juan Goytisolo

FaithHopeSocietyPoliticalPerfect

I really get excited when we win. I get really upset when we don't, and I hope that still has a place in the NFL.

Jon Gruden

HopeWinPlaceUpsetExcitedGet

Whatever part I'm playing, I always carry with me something that's been used by an illustrious predecessor. I'm a great believer in a touching of hands. I have daggers belonging to Henry Irving and Sarah Siddons.

Donald Sinden

GreatMeHandsBelongingWhatever

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