Ian Rankin Quotes

A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've got to be seen as dark and slightly dangerous. But I'm not like that and I've realised that I don't need to put that on. People will buy the books whether they see a photo of you dressed in black or not.

Ian Rankin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: April 28, 1960

Topics

PeopleBlackThinkTryingYouDark

Men still control the news, both on and off camera.

Jessica Savitch

MenControlCameraNewsOffStill

Accordingly, when the supply of gold runs short, the security behind the notes is diminished, the loaning of notes is restricted or suspended, and the panic follows.

John Buchanan Robinson

GoldShortSecurityPanicNotes

Critics of 'economic sciences' sometimes refer to the development of a 'pseudoscience' of economics, arguing that it uses the trappings of science, like dense mathematics, but only for show.

Robert J. Shiller

ScienceMathematicsEconomicsCritics

I'm such a music geek, a music freak. I wake up in the morning, I press play.

Jean-Marc Vallee

MusicMorningWake UpPlayFreakUp

Creative projects are rarely the result of a single person's efforts.

Trevor Paglen

CreativeResultPersonSingleRarely

I actually think I'm still quite childishly optimistic in a certain way, which is maybe why I find life quite shocking.

Julia Davis

LifeThinkFindWhyWayStill

People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.

Jasmine Guinness

MoneyPeopleLongLineAssumeCome

I want people to be sensitive about how women feel and think.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

WomenPeopleThinkFeelWantHow

I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was intellectually hilarious. The Gap starts a war with Banana Republic... That to me was funny.

Christopher Meloni

FunnyGreatWarMeThinkThought

My business partner gave me a drone, a small helicopter you pilot with an iPhone, and also it has a camera so you can see what it sees on the iPhone. Great fun. I fly it outside in Portugal. It's wonderful to oversee gardens.

Christian Louboutin

BusinessGreatFunMeFlySmall

The day that changed my life was 3 July 1986, when I went to see American actress and singer Barbara Cook at London's Donmar Warehouse.

Anne Reid

LifeDayAmericanMy LifeLondon

I was a nerdy kid.

Anthony Doerr

KidNerdy

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Ian Rankin