Ian Mcewan Quotes

As regards literary culture, it fascinates me that it has been so resilient to the Union. For example, when T.S. Eliot wanted to become poet in these lands, it wasn't as an English poet, it was an Anglian poet he wanted to be.

Ian Mcewan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: June 21, 1948

Topics

CultureMeBecomePoetEnglishBeen

The world's my oyster. But it worries me, all this showing off about being happy. Life is so precarious, and I know terrible things can happen. At the moment, everything is happy.

Jerry Hall

LifeMomentHappyHappy LifeWorld

With all comedy, you try to ground it in credibility and reality.

Matthew Gray Gubler

RealityComedyYouTryCredibility

What if we thought of health and security in retirement as one basket?

Jeff Fortenberry

HealthThoughtRetirementSecurity

All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.

Michael Franti

BeautyPeopleWorldFreakyMake

Controlling mosquitos is tough. It's not quick; it's not easy. It requires work day in and day out to track where mosquitos are and to apply safely the appropriate mosquito control methods.

Tom Frieden

WorkDayControlToughEasyQuick

I didn't survive because I was stronger than others. I survived because my family and friends helped me to survive. They took my place. My job is to give them back their dignity, tell their story, and say their names.

Rithy Panh

FamilyJobMeSurviveStoryFriends

I went out as a free agent in Boston and had a great year and I priced myself out of there market, at the time.

Johnny Damon

GreatTimeMyselfFreeYearBoston

I feel like any experience you can have which adds to your repertoire of things you've done and can add to your character - I'm willing to try.

Christa B. Allen

CharacterExperienceFeelYouDone

I want to direct. Definitely a goal of mine.

Corey Haim

GoalWantMineDirectDefinitely

To the extent I am known, I think I am known as a person who expresses his opinion freely about things - and I was sensitive to the possibility that if I was seen taking money for saying nice things about a product, my comments and choices and opinions would become, understandably, suspect.

Anthony Bourdain

MoneyI AmOpinionSayingChoices

I have been very lucky, and I think it all goes back to state subsidy for the arts. I gained my training and confidence and credentials in the not-for-profit world, and in England, that does not mean on the fringe of things. It means right at the centre.

Phyllida Lloyd

ConfidenceTrainingWorldThinkBack

Those who do not need to provide or have not built the vehicles of their own sustenance can afford to be less hardworking and driven than those who carry the burden of necessity.

Shah Rukh Khan

BurdenNeedCarryOwnDrivenWho

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