Julian Baggini Quotes

Seek first what is true and of value, and then whatever happiness follows will be of the appropriate quantity and, more importantly, quality.

Julian Baggini

Recitation: by Male by Female

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HappinessQualityValueTrueWill

Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

LifeLiveEnjoyMomentsYouFind

Lots of us when we're children believe 'oh well, if the world knew us as we really are, they'd know what wonderful, clever, brilliant, charming people we really are.'

Max Hastings

ChildrenPeopleWorldBelieveKnow

I've got my organic veg patch and fruit; we're very garden-obsessed, my husband and I. He designed a garden for me for Christmas, so beautiful! Alasdhair's very good at the proportion and ground work, and I come in and do the planting and the color scheme.

Stella McCartney

WorkGoodBeautifulMeFruitColor

I think the goal with any writing, but especially narrative nonfiction, is to put the blockade of putting your thoughts in this unnatural medium of print and then trying to reach through that and actually convey what's going on, what you think, and make people laugh and recognize themselves while doing it. Definitely the laughing thing.

Sloane Crosley

PeopleThoughtsWritingThinkLaugh

The last time I spoke with Robert was back in May. When his wife was murdered, I talked to several radio stations in defense of him because I know how Bobby Blake really is, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no murder in his heart.

Tommy Bond

HeartTimeWifeBackKnowRadio

John F. Kennedy, the man I had thought would define the political ideal for the rest of my days, was suddenly gone in the senseless violence of a single moment.

Tom Brokaw

MomentManRestThoughtPolitical

I'd always try to get a C, maybe a B. Other girls would trot off a brilliant essay and go off to Oxford; I'd think: 'Where is the justice?' I took A-levels in English, history and theatre studies and got three Bs.

Romola Garai

HistoryJusticeTheatreThinkThree

Of course a politician's promise isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Russell Pearce

WorthPaperPoliticianPromise

We're trying to fix this with the plan we've been floating. Now, the law says the transition ends in 2006 or - and the 'or' is the only part that matters - 85 percent of Americans go buy a digital TV.

Michael K. Powell

LawPlanTryingTransitionGoNow

Stephen King, by far, is the standard-bearer. I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish. I read his book 'On Writing' before I read pretty much any of his fiction.

Michael Koryta

KingWritingInfluenceBookThink

I'm a big old romantic.

Colin Farrell

RomanticOldBig

Is there a sharper commentary on American culture and the world than The Simpsons?

Anthony Bourdain

CultureWorldAmericanThanSharper

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