J. G. Ballard Quotes

I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

TodayImaginationPeopleThinkTouch

It is still more likely that a woman's power would be seen as aggression, and a man's power would be seen as assertion.

Jessye Norman

PowerWomanManMoreAggression

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

Jill Sobule

GoodPressWhoGoesDictum

You want to continue with the social safety net: the good, the bad and the ugly parts of that, you have to have a vibrant economy. You have to have growth of the economy.

John Barrasso

GoodGrowthUglySafetyYouBad

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

KnowledgeDesirePleasureTakeBeing

Oh my God, I don't think you can say anyone looks forward to controversy.

Sonia Sotomayor

GodForwardThinkYouLooksSay

I've spent half my life in gyms, if not more, and I love physical fitness and health; couple that with the fact that I love for people to be healthy, whether it's mentally, physically, or emotionally, and it's just a great opportunity for me to do something I love and have an impact on people's health.

Steve Nash

LifeLoveOpportunityHealthGreat

My mother is the most important person I know, and I try to be the same as she.

Trevante Rhodes

MotherPersonKnowImportantTry

Well, gauge theory is very fundamental to our understanding of physical forces these days. But they are also dependent on a mathematical idea, which has been around for longer than gauge theory has.

Roger Penrose

UnderstandingDaysTheoryWellBeen

I'm not someone who can lie on a beach and do nothing. I am not sure what you are supposed to do, so I get bored. I prefer to have a purpose, such as going to Alaska to see orca whales.

Miranda Richardson

BeachLiePurposeI AmSomeoneYou

The action-movie genre is a very difficult one to get satiated in terms of your acting bits.

Jason Statham

ActingDifficultGetYourGenre

Writing keeps my mind occupied during the down time in my acting career. Even when I am working, there are times when I have multiple days off each week. Also, the writing allows me to 'do' movies that I would never do as an actor.

Conan Stevens

TimeI AmMindMeWritingActing

A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

Austin O'Malley

SweatBloodWillSaveGallonPint

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