Afifa Quotes & Sayings

I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own. — Jeffrey Eugenides

I don't know why the world has changed so much that writers are now expected to appear in public and talk about their work. It's something I find very difficult. And yet, one does have some sense of responsibility towards one's publishers, to the people trying to sell the book. — Jonathan Lethem

I was 28 when I played the role of a 65 year old man in my first film. — Anupam Kher

I never allow myself to be pressured. — Mahendra Singh Dhoni

I found I was able to relieve people not only of pain but of fear. It's strange how many people suffer from it. I don't mean fear of closed spaces and fear of heights, but fear of death and, what's worse, fear of life. Often they're people who seem in the best of health, prosperous, without any worry, and yet they're tortured by it. I've sometimes thought it was the most besetting humour of men, and I asked myself at one time if it was due to some deep animal instinct that man has inherited from that primeval something that first felt the thrill of life. — W. Somerset Maugham

It is not a perfect place, America. It's simply a way out of this story. — Lidia Yuknavitch

I admit it's fatally dangerous," Watney said. "But consider this: I'd get to fly around like Iron Man." "We'll keep working on ideas," Lewis said. "Iron Man, Commander. Iron Man. — Andy Weir

Ownership is a sine qua non of sustainable development. — James Wolfensohn

There is no safer place than in my arms and when you're here, Amy, you can give me anything. — Kristen Ashley

I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations. — George R R Martin

We still need a voice that thinks before it speaks. — Simon Armitage