Avallone Quotes & Sayings

He developed his revolutionary philosophy, with its grounding not in the Bible or ancient writers but in human reason, and became famous and infamous for it. — Russell Shorto

'Star Wars' was something that I was definitely interested in. Whether or not I was really involved isn't something that I should probably disclose. — Jack Reynor

His voice wore no pants. — Tom Robbins

Her mother had responded in kind, and the result was "unpleasantness and misery rebounding all the time. — Francine Prose

Train yourself for a profession that does not exist. — David Mamet

I grew up listening to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and every record those bands put out was very unique in its own right. I have that mentality. too: if a song sounds like something I've already done, then I'll throw it out, because I want each record to be a progression. — Kellin Quinn

Don't get too comfortable. We are here for a certain period of time, and how much of your life are you gonna choose to spend with distractions? How do you make your choices? What is important? — David Chase

Ethics to me is very important. — Al-Waleed Bin Talal

From the deepest silence between us arose uncertain, utterly vague and, as it were, whispered varieties on the theme 'smile'. — Nicola Lecca

No one is sexy at three am — Michael Avallone

Architecture and war are not incompatible. Architecture is war. War is architecture. I am at war with my time, with history, with all authority that resides in fixed and frightened forms. — Lebbeus Woods

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. — Emil Zatopek

I would not have you descend into your own dream. I would have you be a conscious citizen of this terrible and beautiful world. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

I've seen a lot in my years, Aerlyn. And when I look at you, I see a rose, not a thistle."
Her heart caught in her throat and she nearly snorted.
"You see what you want to see."
Quill chuckled to himself. At the thorns in her voice.
"As do you, Thistle. Can you tell me what I can see any more than I can tell you want you see?"
"No."
"Then let me see what I want to see." He said, turning to face her, and she jabbed her midnight gaze at him before twisting her head to see the many sorrows sleeping beneath his own lake blue eyes. "Because I see what no one else sees. — Luke Taylor

Practice makes perfect - the sooner you start, the sooner you will be a happy nonsmoker — Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can't let yourself be pushed around. You can't live in fear. That's no way to live your life. — Bernhard Goetz