Acey Longley Quotes & Sayings

How come foreign accents are so sexy? If I say, 'I'm going to the store,' it sounds boring, benign and rudimentary. But if it's said with an accent, it sounds fundamentally cool. — Rachel Nichols

I myself, at one time, wanted to be like the explorers of the Himalayas that I used to read about; people intoxicated on the myth of history. — Pankaj Mishra

And then this whole deal of new gods, old gods," said his friend. "You ask me, I welcome new gods. Bring them on. The god of the guns. The god of bombs. All the gods of ignorance and intolerance, of self-righteousness, idiocy and blame. All the stuff they try and land me with. Take a lot of the weight off my shoulders." He sighed. — Neil Gaiman

I wanted to look at them because I feel, internally, that I am an ordinary person who has had an extraordinary life. — Sidney Poitier

I grew up on a mixed diet of mass and class, and I still read that way. I hate it when people apologize for what they read. Some bestsellers aren't exactly literary. So what? They're fun and rip-roaring, Who instituted the book police and why do we have to answer them? Grrrrr! — Jennifer Donnelly

Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds: I can't wait. — Truman Capote

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties. — William Weld

What is happy? I think happy's in the moment. I don't think everybody can be happy all the time. — Shelby Lynne

To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings. — David Whyte

I have got an anthology album out. The American version has got the same mixes but the European version, I remixed them in the studio and added a couple of things that I have always wanted to add. — John Entwistle

I'm a terrible golfer. — Jimmy Kimmel

I believe war is the inevitable fruit of our economic system ... — Helen Keller

Critics are our friends, they show us our faults. — Benjamin Franklin