Karl Pilkington Quotes

Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive.

Karl Pilkington

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 23, 1972

Topics

PeopleBrainyYouToo MuchSometimes

The end of education is to see men made whole, both in competence and in conscience.

John Dickey

EducationMenEndSeeConscience

I'm very interested in language because it reflects our obsessions and ways of conceptualising the world.

Steven Pinker

WorldLanguageBecauseInterested

Writing isn't a job so much as a compulsion. I've been writing since I was very young because for some strange reason, I must write, and also because when I write, I feel more alive and closer to the world than when I'm not writing.

Siri Hustvedt

JobWritingWorldFeelAliveYoung

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

PeopleMeWinGameYouLose

To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive and impoverished.

Roland Barthes

LoveLove IsLanguageToo MuchTry

Yeah, it's disturbing when someone has no self-awareness.

Mike White

SomeoneSelf-AwarenessDisturbing

I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?

Mika

MistakesStupidProudSayWhyQuite

Mr. Mourinho is a wonderful coach and did great things at Porto, winning trophies, and I will respect that.

Julen Lopetegui

RespectGreatWinningGreat Things

There are so many beautiful girls who aren't photogenic. In real life, half the models you see look really hideous.

Lisanne Falk

LifeBeautifulYouLookRealSee

Car chases usually don't involve major criminals - they're usually guys afraid of getting another traffic ticket.

Dennis Farina

CarTrafficAfraidTicketCriminals

I always feel my work is a chemical reaction between me and the world, wherever I happen to be.

Cornelia Parker

WorkMeWorldFeelReactionAlways

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.

Brian Selznick

LoveTimeBookLongChooseBooks

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