Will Self Quotes

Ideologists of all kinds find a strange sort of comfort in the madness of the crowd; it confirms them in their suspicion that history, far from being made by the great mass of individuals - as Marx averred - is rather unmade by a single massive individual, a collective Other, who stands in stark contrast to you and he.

Will Self

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 26, 1961

Topics

HistoryGreatMadnessYouFind

I'm a curvy girl, and I'm a real girl.

Joanna Garcia

GirlRealCurvy

I think if a woman is feeling aggressive, she should be aggressive and not hold back.

Jhene Aiko

WomanThinkBackFeelingSheHold

When I first was exposed to Buddhism in the mid-1960s, I said it was so practical and utterly pragmatic. That's what attracted me to Buddhism.

Joan Halifax

MeSaidFirstPragmaticPractical

Horror, for me, is not defined by the thing that provokes one's fear, but the human being who has contact with it.

Andrew Pyper

FearMeHorrorHumanContactBeing

All good hotels tend to lead people to do things they wouldn't necessarily do at home.

Andre Balazs

GoodHomePeopleLeadThingsHotels

Work takes me away from my wife, Sue, and my life in Santa Barbara.

Jeff Bridges

LifeWorkWifeMeMy LifeSanta

I want to seem completely bare. Especially when I'm reading for a role. I want to reveal myself in the audition room. That's where I'm happiest.

Mia Goth

MyselfReadingWantRoomSeemRole

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other.

Roger Clemens

TexasTraditionYouUniversityLike

I saw 'Seinfeld' on TV and told my mum that would be something cool to try one day, and she was like, OK, 'Here is a five-year-old telling me what they want to when they grow up' sort of thing, and what would they know, right!

Ronny Chieng

DayMeCoolGrowKnowWant

I want to keep my head in the game, my ego low.

Anthony Scaramucci

GameEgoWantHeadLowKeep

When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.

Ashley Wagner

StepMeMindsetFeelIceNervous

I often wonder why I attract so much criticism.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

CriticismWonderWhyAttractMuch

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