Favourite Quotes - page 13

I'm one of the most adaptable guys I know in as much as travelling is my favourite thing to do in life. With every place I go, I try to stay there long enough to do it justice, long enough so that I can at least imagine what it would be like to live there. Once I imagine that, then it's OK for me to return home. (Matthew McConaughey)
The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job. View quote
Zooey Deschanel
People must not be forced to adopt me as their favourite author, even for their own good. View quote
George Bernard Shaw
I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it. View quote
Taylor Momsen
I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play Mr. Tumnus because he's my favourite children's character. That was awesome. View quote
James McAvoy
I love going to art galleries. The Tate Modern is one of my favourite things to do. But I don't invest in the history of it and I don't read up on it. I am a guy who would buy a print rather than buy an original. View quote
James McAvoy
I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator. View quote
Alicia Silverstone
My favourite two festivals have always been the Big Day Out and Summersonic in Japan. The Big Day Out is a little more fun because it lasts longer. It's like an abbreviated version of the Warped tour because you get to play with the same people every day, which is really fun. View quote
Gerard Way
All of my favourite albums have this incredible amount of conceptual glue to them, even if they are not telling a story. View quote
Gerard Way
When I go, God's going to have to give up his favourite chair. View quote
Brian Clough
One of my favourite kinds of movie is the American picaresque, in which the characters make their way across the country, learning about life against the gorgeous backdrops of that vast land. (Steven Pinker)
Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms. View quote
John Millington Synge
Motion with respect to the universal ocean of aether eludes us. We say, "Let V be the velocity of a body through the aether", and form the various electromagnetic equations in which V is scattered liberally. Then we insert the observed values, and try to eliminate everything which is unknown except V. The solution goes on famously; but just as we have got rid of all the other unknowns, behold! V disappears as well, and we are left with the indisputable but irritating conclusion - ::: 0 = 0 This is a favourite device that mathematical equations resort to, when we propound stupid questions. View quote
Arthur Eddington
Trying to impress my mother with words was one of my favourite pursuits. View quote
John Mayer
They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?' View quote
Albert Finney
My favourite thing to do on this planet is to scuba dive. View quote
Buzz Aldrin
My sons' birthday; we have a grand feeding Another sons thread ceremony is proceeding Life is busy you know if you ever say The death god will be laughing behind you, I say Not eaten dinner, have not seen the favourite show Some debtors are waiting to get my loan, No way Once your purpose is over, no time is wasted away Think meanwhile of Purandara Vittala with a bow. View quote
Purandara Dasa
Not my favourite topic, Smedley." "Simon," said Simon. "if I'm going to die for you all, the least you could do is remember my name."......... "Alright, everybody. Get over here. Sheldon's had an idea." "Who's Sheldon?" Said Isabelle. View quote
Cassandra Clare
If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do. View quote
Lily Cole
My favourite president, and the one I admired most, was Harry Truman. View quote
Jimmy Carter
One of my favourite things about country music is that, at least until recently, you could always count on a solid story, a punchline and a pun. I think it has that in common with hip hop, where they're not afraid of wordplay and I really appreciate that. (St. Vincent (musician))
I was very, very into techno for a long time. That was my bag at uni. I went clubbing a lot and all sorts of nonsense ensued. Havok on a Friday was my favourite night because I just loved dancing. View quote
Benedict Cumberbatch
Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy. View quote
Kevin Spacey
What's my favourite book? It changes all the time. View quote
Kevin Spacey
I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their last performance or your favourite of their performances. View quote
Christopher Nolan