J. K. Rowling Quotes

'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.

J. K. Rowling

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: July 31, 1965

Topics

RespectJobMeSelfLovedBack

It's very hard to accept that stoning still exists in the world today.

Jim Caviezel

TodayWorldAcceptHardStillVery

Moderation is never something I've been good at.

Jenny Eclair

GoodNeverModerationSomethingBeen

You don't know how many celebrities I've gone into recording sessions with who first are kind of weirded out by us freaky voiceover people, then when the day is over, they want to stay. They haven't had that much fun acting in ages. It's hard to have any attitude about it.

Jeff Bennett

AttitudeDayFunPeopleYouActing

The 'modern' air-traffic-control system, and the FAA itself, was created in the aftermath of one of the most dramatic commercial midair bashes, way back in 1956.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

BackWaySystemModernDramatic

There are people who are blond and blue-eyes who are walking through airports that are terrorists. There are people who look exactly like me who are terrorists.

Michael Ealy

PeopleMeWalkingLookThroughLike

I was taking myself very seriously when I was going through life changes. And I realized that I needed to laugh at myself, particularly at my mistakes.

Spencer Johnson

LifeMyselfMistakesLaughSeriously

A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things.

Steve Wozniak

PeopleYouKnowStrangePlaying

For screenwriting, when you're writing, you're talking to hundreds - hundreds of people who might be interpreting what you're saying. When you're writing a comic book, you're really only talking to the artist.

Travis Beacham

PeopleWritingBookSayingTalking

I live in L.A., so layers are essential to my wardrobe. I like slim silhouettes, typically, and I love good tailoring.

Michelle Monaghan

LoveGoodLiveLayersLikeWardrobe

Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

Joseph Addison

WithoutMeritAwkwardnessMere

I put a lot of pressure on myself. I tell my wife when she's listening to my songs that the slightest hint of whether she likes it or not puts the pressure on me.

Dierks Bentley

MyselfWifeMeListeningPressure

I think it's a mistake to try and overthink how you are going to be received, because that assumes that you are going to be received in the first place.

David Slade

MistakeThinkYouPlaceTryFirst

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