Thinking Quotes - Page 24

• I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is, I've had to create my own way of writing, which isn't typical. Everything's a big crescendo.

  Florence Welch

  Song, Writing, Guitar

  "Florence and the Machine: 'I was almost out of control'". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2011.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.

  Jack Welch

  Inspirational, Mean, Bankers

  4 Copy quote

• I think people are just really disappointed, disappointed with Blair as well, who's just like Bush's lapdog. I think everyone's just disillusioned with politics in our country, and it must be the same in your country.

  Paul Weller

  Country, People, Politics

  8 Copy quote

• I don't want to forgive myself. That's why I hate psychoanalysis I think if you're guilty of something you should live with it. Get rid of it - how can you get rid of a real guilt? I think people should live with it, face up to it.

  Orson Welles

  Hate, Real, People

  8 Copy quote

• I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.

  Orson Welles

  Hollywood, World, Problem

  10 Copy quote

• I think any girl would throw me under a bus to be within five feet of Robert Pattinson. I actually think he's an attractive guy. And I watched most of 'Twilight,' and I think he was really intriguing.

  Paul Wesley

  Girl, Twilight, Feet

  "Meet The Vampire Diaries Actor Paul Wesley". www.seventeen.com. June 08, 2010.

  17 Copy quote

  Show source

• Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in the United States of America?

  Allen West

  Successful, America, United States

  "Allen West CPAC Speech Closes Conservative Conference". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 12, 2011.

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• While there are towns and cities still planning Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some think the day is for honoring anyone who has died, not just those fallen in service to our country.

  Allen West

  Country, Memorial Day, Cities

  11 Copy quote

• Well, I think we need to have attrition by enforcement. We need to secure our borders. We need to enforce our laws.

  Allen West

  Law, Borders, Needs

  "West on Issues Facing America". "Your World Cavut" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. October 11, 2010.

  29 Copy quote

  Show source

• I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

  Allen West

  Income, Gains, Investment

  4 Copy quote

• I think that Governor Romney needs to talk about the fact that what he tried to do in the state of Massachusetts was him seeing what could be best for his state, but maybe it didn't work out as well.

  Allen West

  Work Out, Needs, Massachusetts

  "Rep. West fired up over government overregulation". "Your World" with Neil Cavuto, www.foxnews.com. July 4, 2012.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.

  Cornel West

  People, Hey, Chance

  "Cornel West INTERVIEW: Don’t Appoint Larry Summers As An Economic Adviser And Tell Me You’re Progressive", www.huffingtonpost.com. December 3, 2009.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Larry Summers, I think, he had a long history of arrogance and relative ignorance about poor people's culture and working people's culture and so forth.

  Cornel West

  Summer, Ignorance, Long

  "Cornel West INTERVIEW: Don’t Appoint Larry Summers As An Economic Adviser And Tell Me You’re Progressive". www.huffingtonpost.com. December 3, 2009.

  7 Copy quote

  Show source

• Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.

  Mae West

  Important, Dignity, Censorship

  8 Copy quote

• I think it should be evident by now, but I'm as lost as anyone.

  Paul Westerberg

  Lost, Should, Evident

  5 Copy quote

• I'm a fashion designer and people think, what do I know?

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, People, Designer

  4 Copy quote

• I think it's important to vote.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Important, Vote

  7 Copy quote

• I just think people should invest in the world. Don't invest in fashion, but invest in the world.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, People, World

  4 Copy quote

• I think feminists are unaware of the tremendous extent of the role of women in history.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Women, Artist, Feminist

  "Talking dirty". www.theguardian.com. February 21, 2001.

  52 Copy quote

  Show source

• We are so conformist; nobody is thinking. We are all sucking up stuff; we have been trained to be consumers, and we are all consuming far too much.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Stuff, Too Much, Consumers

  17 Copy quote

• I have a company, and I've got to think about that. I'm trying to do my best there, and that's a much harder task. We recycle as much as possible, and we conserve. But I've always been one to save everything - I even walk up stairs on the very inside or the very outside to not wear out the tread.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Trying, Tasks, Stairs

  4 Copy quote

• I'm not sure what I think about current fashion, though. A few years ago, I would have said it's really, really bad and you hardly ever see anybody looking good. There must be some very good designers in the world.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Fashion, Years, World

  5 Copy quote

• I've always felt heroic about my life... As a child, I remember little girls in the playground moaning about how boys could do more than they could. I didn't think that was the case at all. My parents didn't treat me as a girl.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Girl, Children, Boys

  6 Copy quote

• There was a time before I felt I was a real writer, when I was a yarn spinner and I just wanted to tell story until it was over. But then there came a time where I was like, 'No, I want to understand something through writing this that I might have not understood before. I want people to come away with something to think about.'

  Joss Whedon

  Real, Writing, Yarn

  19 Copy quote

• I don't think I'm a celebrity. Maybe I'm a cult figure?

  Joss Whedon

  Figures, Cult

  "Q&A: Joss Whedon, creator of Dollhouse". Interview with Lev Grossman, content.time.com. February 13, 2009.

  4 Copy quote

  Show source