Pretty Quotes - page 82

I think when 'The Simpsons' first came on, there was an uproar. People got used to it. They realized the show's really funny, it's got a heart, so I think it's pretty safe. (Matt Groening)
Quite simply, if someone tells you often that they're dreaming of, or thinking about, you, it means you're someone they see as a big part of their life. When you're in their head, it means you're also pretty close to their heart. View quote
Matthew Hussey
Pretty isn't the only thing that matters - being smart and kind matters more, of course - but all daughters should hear from their moms that they look pretty once in a while. View quote
Meg Cabot
You don't have to agree with me, but I think the heart of who we are stays pretty much the same," Hope said, "What changes is how those core traits manifest themselves over time. View quote
Megan McCafferty
What's with what you're wearing?" Griggs asks while we stand outside waiting for the others. "It's pretty hideous, isn't it?" I say. "Don't force me to look at it," he says. "It's see-through." That kills conversation for a couple of seconds. View quote
Melina Marchetta
Dark books do appeal to kids because they have nice, sheltered lives - and they also appeal to children who are going through pretty hard times themselves. View quote
Melissa de la Cruz
The broader the topic, the easier it is, not only to fill a book, but to set the bar pretty high for really great stuff. View quote
Mary Roach
I grew up pretty poor - not poor compared with people in India or Africa who are really poor, but poor enough so that the worry about money really cast a pall over your life a lot of the time. View quote
Angus Deaton
One of the problem with cyber is that it lends itself to preemptive action. Your assets in cyber-warfare are your opponents' vulnerabilities, therefore in order to quantify your assets you have to be able to ascertain how vulnerable your opponents are and that involves pre-emptive exploration of your opponents' networks. So in that sense it lends itself to some pretty nasty stuff. View quote
Misha Glenny
If your sense of self is destabilised, to imagine being another becomes pretty easy. View quote
Mohsin Hamid
Stress ruthlessly puts out your dreams and robs you of your happiness. It can destroy your health, lead to tensions at home and ruin your career plans. It strikes when you are not at peace or uncomfortable with aspects of your life – and pretty much anything can bring it on. (Nigel Cumberland)
I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact. View quote
Natalie Babbitt
A lot of the books that I grew up reading were pretty brutal, like the 'Redwall' books. View quote
Ned Vizzini
Looking back, I underestimated the risks. The planet and the atmosphere seem to be absorbing less carbon than we expected, and emissions are rising pretty strongly. Some of the effects are coming through more quickly than we thought then. View quote
Nicholas Stern
Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier. View quote
Nina Garcia
I love to try and cook. I'm pretty good, but I'm not saying I'm great. View quote
Nina Dobrev
I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the end draft. View quote
Noah Hawley
I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive. View quote
Novak Djokovic
I actually think the subject of young divorce is pretty funny; I'd like to write a movie about it. View quote
Olivia Wilde
I'm pretty low-key; you'll often find me in jeans, a T-shirt and sweatshirt. View quote
Olivia Wilde
I tend to go with a daytime look, pretty natural, but I always fill in my eyebrows - I hate if I leave the gym and my eyebrows aren't done; I'm just very uncomfortable with myself. (Olivia Wilde)
I haven't fully moved over to the iPad. At any given time, I have about four DVDs in my pocket. I'm constantly screening 'Top Chef,' 'Housewives,' and all the other shows we have in development, racing to meet a deadline. So I pretty much bring my laptop everywhere. View quote
Andy Cohen
There's an economic theory out there that if you take the incomes of your five closest friends and average them, the resulting number will be pretty close to your own income. I think the same thing is true of idea incomes. You're only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. View quote
Austin Kleon
I was pretty naive about how hard it would be to get out from under the family name. Not that I'm complaining. View quote
Owen King
My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught creative writing, dabbled in reviewing and journalism, and toiled as a screenwriter. View quote
Owen King