Ian Watson Quotes

I think it's safe to say that 'manliness' was a common theme in my upbringing. It was an assumed status, but - and here's the important bit - it was the Rudyard Kipling kind. The emphasis was on gentlemanly conduct, sportsmanship, fairness and stoicism.

Ian Watson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 20, 1943

Topics

ThinkFairnessImportantSayKind

The top priority is leaving no child behind. We want accountability in the system, and we want schools to recognize they have a responsibility to teach students.

Andrew Card

ResponsibilityChildAccountability

If you told me I was going to live to 240, I would take 10 years off and try and act. I don't have that kind of time, so I'd much rather stick to playing guitar.

John Mayer

LiveTimeMeGuitarYouKind

I'm not much crazier than anybody else, but I'm not much saner.

Robert Stone

ThanMuchAnybodyElseCrazier

It costs governments money to keep fuel prices low. Oil-rich Yemen, for instance, devotes 9 percent of its GDP to making sure its people don't riot when oil prices rise.

Robert Kiyosaki

MoneyPeopleRiseOilLowSure

Life is better when people are working, happy, and spending money.

Robert Kiyosaki

LifeMoneyHappyPeopleBetter

I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.

Mathias Rust

SpaceThoughtEnoughLandingAbout

Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.

Mike Honda

FamilyWomenEqualityRisePayGet

I don't know what to do with myself when it's sunny!

Lisa Hannigan

MyselfKnowSunny

I never had one of those glorious young bodies that make older men and women weep. So I don't tend to look back with nostalgia or yearn for what I've lost. Because it was never all that.

Lisa Jewell

WomenMenLookBackNostalgiaYoung

Sitcom storylines are usually incredibly contrived.

Josh Thomas

SitcomContrivedIncredibly

You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. You shake your head and wonder, 'Why me?'

Joseph B. Wirthlin

LifeAdversityMeFeelYouWonder

We are a species that must try to impose and find systems - systems of thought, ways of organizing and categorizing reality.

Jonah Goldberg

ThoughtRealityOrganizingFindTry

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