- Nov 07, 2020
Things Quotes
The little word that covers everything.
"Things" is a catch-all, and the quotes collected here reflect that — a former mathematician recalling early academic interests, artists describing what inspires them, and honest admissions about not knowing what you want to become. For more on that last theme, see Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
Reading was a big thing, yes. Books were a big thing. But the things that stick out were the newspapers.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was living in China, I learned to make things hyper-explicit because often they were being read by people whose command of English kept them from picking up what I thought were obvious signals.
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
I prefer writing in the mornings, so to that extent I have a routine. I do reading and other things in the afternoon.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Down the road a bit, I would like to write a couple of stand-alone adult novels, especially in the horror genre. I've got lots of things up my sleeve.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
The key to why things change is the key to everything.
- Literature
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to study English for two reasons. Principally because when I was in university, studying drama wasn't considered an option. You couldn't get a degree course for it. And so many plays and things that I was interested in landed themselves in a broader spectrum of literature.
- Missed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watched a couple of really bad directors work, and I saw how they completely botched it up and missed the visual opportunities of the scene when we had put things in front of them as opportunities. Set pieces, props and so on.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like things which appear fragile but are tough inside.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020