Knowne World Quotes & Sayings

I was mortified by the prospect of becoming hopelessly trapped in someone else's story. — Lionel Shriver

My approach to the work is the same, whether I had the lead or a supporting role. I consider myself a character actor in the true sense of the word. Unless I'm doing my autobiography, I'm playing a character. — Ving Rhames

Canon said as he walked out behind her. Ms. Harris, would you — Cate Beauman

Don't try to control the future," he would say. "Work on the one thing you can learn to control: your own responses. — Eknath Easwaran

She looked out then, through the crowd, and saw Simon with the Lightwoods, looking at her across the empty space that separated them. It was the same way that Jace had looked at her at the manor. It was the one thread that bound these two boys that she loved so much, she thought, their one commonality: They both believed in her even when she didn't believe in herself. — Cassandra Clare

Note to businesspersons and salespersons: "Be professional" does not mean "be a robot." Just be friendly and act like a real person. Cool? — Richie Norton

Hairdressers call me dark blonde, but I think they're wrong. I feel far more naturally confident blonde. My mum's blonde, my sister's platinum blonde. I thought, 'When I grow up, that's what I'm going to look like.' — Tamsin Egerton

That's the thing about fear. It can only hang around until faith enters the room, then it's forced to flee. — Mandy Hale

Would it be such a terrible thing for us to fall in love?" he asked.
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"Ask me again in the morning. — Donna Thurland

I love fishing and surfing, and I work out every day. — Karl Urban

I don't do it!" I sobbed in despair; "I don't save or shield them! It's far worse than I dreamed - they're lost!" VIII — Henry James

If you take a little time, let's say three weeks off, after recording a song, and you listen to it every other day, you're just going to know eventually. — Andrew Bird

Soon she noted that teachers in subjects besides gym didn't report her if she cut. They were happy not to have her there: her intelligence made her a problem. It demanded attention and rushed their lesson plans forward. — Alice Sebold

I seldom try to probe the mystery of my sloth. I have squandered a gigantic fortune of work hours ... seems likely that I'll go on squandering till the very end. — Christopher Isherwood