James Nesbitt Quotes

What I discovered all over Ireland is that people living simple lives by the sea or in the remote countryside seem a lot calmer than city folk with their iPads and their Android phones.

James Nesbitt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: January 15, 1965

Topics

SeaSimplePeopleCityLivingOver

I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering on the mind's door at 4 A.M. of a bad night and demand to know who deserted them, who betrayed them, who is going to make amends.

Joan Didion

PeopleMindDoorNightThinkBad

I developed my love for the news because of my love for international news.

Steve Breen

LoveNewsBecauseInternational

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things.

Steve Jobs

CreativityNew ThingsCreativePeople

I'm 47 years old. I couldn't compete with Beyonce. I'm not competing with anyone. I've already established myself as an artist. I've been in this business for 30 years. There's no reason for me to compete with anyone.

Stephanie Mills

BusinessMyselfMeArtistReason

Even in a crowded room, likable leaders make people feel like they're having a one-on-one conversation, as if they're the only person in the room that matters. And, for that moment, they are. Likable leaders communicate on a very personal, emotional level.

Travis Bradberry

MomentPeopleFeelConversationRoom

The evidence is overwhelming that birds are dinosaurs.

Robert T. Bakker

BirdsDinosaursEvidenceOverwhelming

Learning to read, for the brain, is a lot like an amateur ringmaster first learning how to organise a three-ring circus. He wants to begin individually and then synchronise all the performances. It only happens after all the separate acts are learned and practised long and well.

Maryanne Wolf

LearningBrainLongCircusFirst

I think jazz guitar isn't very ladylike in general. Not that it shouldn't be.

Mary Halvorson

ThinkGuitarJazzGeneralI Think

As humans, we are constantly learning and changing and evolving, and I think that is so beautiful.

Mija

LearningBeautifulThinkChanging

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

Judd Nelson

DreamsImpactGrowGrow UpProfound

In every book I write, I try to name-check the most prominent influences, or the most prominent conscious influences.

China Mieville

BookTryWriteInfluencesMost

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

Chen Guangbiao

WorkWorldGoalBecomeTop

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