Ayfer Ali Quotes & Sayings

I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband. — Jimmy Wales

Clearly, I'm a genius at picking boyfriends. In my defense, have you seen what there is to choose from? The sea is big, but the fish are scraggly, immature, and obsessed with video games. — Nicole Christie

The cool part about naming your kid is you don't have to add six numbers to make sure the name is available. — Bill Murray

Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia. — James Gleick

I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war. — Bayard Rustin

A friend of mine had his own theater company, and he jumped me in like I was in a gang. And once I came in, it was just that simple. For the first time in my life, I felt, 'This is a career, this is a life that I think I can grow old doing.' It was love at first sight. I loved being on stage and reading these plays. It was great. — David Alan Grier

When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records. — Loudon Wainwright III

It is perfectly right for a gentleman to say "ladies and gentlemen," but a lady should say, "gentlemen and ladies." You mention your friend's name before you do your own. I always feel like rebuking any woman who says, "ladies and gentlemen." It is a lack of good manners. — Susan B. Anthony

A grunting nocturnal animal, a machine of flesh and blood who wasn't ashamed of himself. But he never found redemption. — Robert Karjel

Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras. — Ansel Adams