Chamama Quotes & Sayings

I no longer find such pleasure in that preeminently good society, of which I was once so fond. It seems to me that beneath a cloak of clever talk it proscribes all energy, all originality. If you are not a copy, people accuse you of being ill-mannered. — Stendhal

I quickly remember what Finn taught me about how to get what you want from people: pay attention to them, figure out what they want and what they're afraid of. — Cristin Terrill

We must never assume that local practice conforms with state theory. — James C. Scott

We Americans ... like change. It is at once our weakness and our strength. — W. Somerset Maugham

I tend to gravitate toward the more powerful roles. As opposed to the doe-eyed girl who bats her eyelashes and runs around in towels, you now what I mean? Because that kind of makes me want to vomit. — Julia Stiles

When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think. — Amish Tripathi