Adeel Akhtar Quotes

I'll tell you who I really like - the lawyer Imran Khan. I did my dissertation on stop-and-search powers, and I put in loads of quotes from him. Years later, when I was selling insurance over in Harley Street, he rang up and asked for insurance. He told me his name, and I asked him if he was the lawyer, and he said yes.

Adeel Akhtar

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 18, 1980

Topics

MeLawyerNameInsuranceYouStreet

I was homophobic because I obviously didn't know that I was gay.

Jillian Michaels

GayKnowBecauseHomophobic

While the Cold War had us questioning our next-door neighbors, big brands emerged to capture our trust. We became consumers.

Joe Gebbia

TrustWarColdCaptureNeighborsUs

An animal takes freely anything that it wishes: it commits no sin and is not held responsible for its action because it knows no better. But as soon as the idea of 'mine' and 'thine' has been imprinted upon our consciousness, then also the responsibility comes.

Max Heindel

ResponsibilityAnimalActionBetter

I was such a lazy teenager: I didn't read or play the piano beyond the bare minimum.

Stephen Hough

PlayLazyBeyondPianoReadBare

It won't take 40 years for opposition to same-sex marriage to dissipate.

Mary Cheney

MarriageYearsOppositionTake

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story.

Mitt Romney

SuccessBusinessGreatPeopleStory

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

Lou Holtz

PerseveranceSacrificeYouFind

Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

Lois McMaster Bujold

HeartYouDesireWantMatterHigh

Music was always a huge part of me, but I always did it on the side. I didn't even take any music classes in high school... it was more of an extracurricular thing.

Daya

MusicSchoolMeHigh SchoolHigh

One night I was driving and so infatuated with dipping French fries into my milk shake that I drove right through a stop sign. The cop who pulled me over had no mercy.

Arielle Kebbel

MeNightDrivingStopMercyMilk

Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

RelationshipTreasureRelationships

Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

Penelope Cruz

HomeCallMadridStatesAlso

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