Karen Armstrong Quotes

Let's use our stories to encourage listening to one another and to hear not just the good news, but also the pain that lies at the back of a lot of people's stories and histories.

Karen Armstrong

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 14, 1944

Topics

GoodPainPeopleListeningBack

I'm not against making new fans, but I'm not going to go out of my way to pander to someone and try to make them like me; that's not who we are. It's not as if we're fighting to find an audience - we have our audience, and anybody else is definitely welcome.

Andy Biersack

WelcomeMeFightingSomeoneFindGo

Practice being curious; want to know things; ask questions.

Anders Holm

CuriousPracticeQuestionsKnowWant

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.

Spike Lee

CharacterLawYouPerfectJewish

I would rather have not gone through any of the litigation that I've had to go through.

Sienna Miller

GoThroughGoneWouldRatherAny

Free and civilized societies do not hold prisoners incommunicado.

Tom McClintock

FreeHoldPrisonersCivilized

If you approach Cannes with a sense of humor, nothing is that bad. You have to take it for what it is; otherwise, it's silly.

Mathieu Amalric

HumorSillyYouSense Of HumorBad

Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

AttentionHumanAwarenessUniversal

What I look for in a director is a strong point of view, a clear vision, and an ability to multitask and make decisions on the fly.

Donna Langley

VisionFlyStrongDecisionsView

When you've been a character in a movie - and this has happened when we've done concerts as Spinal Tap or as The Folksmen - people see you as characters walking out of a movie. And you appear in public, then, to play, it's a very schizophrenic thing.

Christopher Guest

CharacterPeopleWalkingYouPlay

I'm not a health freak. I just work out every day.

Anthony Hopkins

WorkHealthDayEvery DayOutFreak

You can tell a guy the truth, and they might hate you for that day, but they'll come back that night and text you, like, 'You know what? You were right.' I just think if you tell guys the truth, they can respect you more.

Tyronn Lue

TruthRespectHateDayNightThink

My momma was slick as greased lightning. She knew how to get anybody and everybody to do whatever she wanted 'em to do.

James Meredith

SheWhateverLightningGetKnewHow

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