Nicholas Haslam Quotes

I had a face-lift, and I would have another if I needed one. It definitely changed my life. I'm not vain. In fact I don't like looking at myself. The face-lift was just about looking rested.

Nicholas Haslam

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: designer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: September 27, 1939

Topics

LifeMyselfLookingMy LifeJust

I feel the need of attaining the maximum of intensity with the minimum of means. It is this which has led me to give my painting a character of even greater bareness.

Joan Miro

CharacterMePaintingFeelNeed

'Hound Dog' took like twelve minutes. That's not a complicated piece of work. But the rhyme scheme was difficult. Also the metric structure of the music was not easy. 'Kansas City' was maybe eight minutes, if that. Writing the early blues was spontaneous. You can hear the energy in the work.

Jerry Leiber

WorkDogMusicCityWritingEnergy

Whether the aim is in heaven or on earth, wisdom or wealth, the essential condition of its pursuit and attainment is always security and order.

Johan Huizinga

WisdomWealthSecurityHeavenEarth

Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.

Andre Rieu

MusicEliteEverybodyHisComposed

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

Anatole France

ConversationUsSaneMostMadman

I happen to go for the simplest, most ordinary things. The extraordinary doesn't interest me. I'm not interested in psychotics. I'm interested in the person you don't expect to have a story. I like Everyman.

John Hughes

MeStoryYouPersonGoHappen

I've been truly overwhelmed by the good luck messages I have received from the rugby world and the fantastic support I've had from my friends, family, my team-mates and staff at Cardiff Blues and the WRU throughout my treatment. It has meant a huge amount to me.

Matthew Rees

FamilyGoodSupportLuckGood Luck

Eric Ashcroft, a gentle, kind, popular man with a wicked sense of humour, was always modest about his wartime exploits, but eventually, with much prompting from his persistent son, he told me of his terrifying experience on D-Day.

Michael Ashcroft

SonExperienceManMeKindGentle

When you lose a couple of times, it makes you realize how difficult it is to win.

Steffi Graf

WinYouLoseRealizeDifficultHow

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.

Sugar Ray Leonard

GodOpportunityTimeMeAdviceTalk

I just worry about myself. I'm just gonna be me and do me. If people appreciate it, cool. If not, I'm gonna still be me.

Robbie Lawler

MyselfPeopleMeCoolAppreciate

You know, if you play on home soil sometimes funny things can happen and you have that push of the crowd.

Ruud Gullit

FunnyHomePushYouPlaySometimes

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Nicholas Haslam