Thinking Quotes - Page 28

• Whether something is old-fashioned or not doesn't resolve the question of whether it's true or not. I can see the temptation of simply thinking, 'Well, there's a cultural mainstream which flows neatly in one direction. You just align with it'. And that really won't do.

  Rowan Williams

  One Direction, Temptation, Flow

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• Let's cut to the chase, the sharia controversy. I don't think I, or my colleagues, predicted just how enormous the reaction would be. I failed to find the right words. I succeeded in confusing people. I've made mistakes - that's probably one of them.

  Rowan Williams

  Mistake, Cutting, People

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• I think it's a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn't seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that's ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations.

  Saul Williams

  Mistake, Rap, Ghetto

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• If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.

  Serena Williams

  Losing, Motivated, Knows

  "Serena Williams pre-Wimbledon". The Wimbledon.com Interview, www.wimbledon.com. June 23, 2012.

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• If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people and with violent material. I don't regret having concerned myself with such people, because I think that most of us are disturbed.

  Tennessee Williams

  Regret, People, Disturbed

  "Conversations with Tennessee Williams".

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• The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that's true of everyone, don't you?

  Tennessee Williams

  Love, Remember, Influence

  Tennessee Williams, Albert J. Devlin (1986). “Conversations with Tennessee Williams”, Univ Pr of Mississippi

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• I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.

  Venus Williams

  Phones, Media, Years

  Interview with Anjali Rao, www.cnn.com. December 19, 2008.

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• My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.

  Venus Williams

  Inspiration, Winning, Dresses

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• I think that there are a lot of law enforcement officers out there who work according to their own set of what is right and what is wrong. And that doesn't always include respect for administration cops, you know, people that are higher up the food chain.

  Bruce Willis

  Law, People, Enforcement

  Interview with Stax, www.ign.com. June 11, 2007.

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• I definitely understand not entirely fitting in. I think everyone has their own version of feeling out of place and I think one of the great things we have the ability to do is to know it's all right. It's OK to have that awkward phase.

  Rumer Willis

  Awkward, Feelings, Phases

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.

  A. N. Wilson

  Might, Deceiving, Fear Of Death

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• I don't think you can tell the objective truth about a person. That's why people write novels.

  A. N. Wilson

  Writing, People, Objective Truth

  "I'm Mr Evil". Interview with Matt Seaton, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2003.

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• I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.

  Brian Wilson

  Cursing, Bunch

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• A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could.

  Charles Erwin Wilson

  Men, Boss, Realizing

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• The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.

  E. O. Wilson

  Way, Ants, Humans

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• I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone.

  Flip Wilson

  Way, Comedy, Wilson

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• I'm a free speech bigot. I don't like censorship; I just don't think it's a good thing.

  Fred Wilson

  Speech, Censorship, Good Things

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• New York's niche is content, and content is becoming more valuable. Just think about what is more valuable: MTV or the cable system that you use to get MTV? Howard Stern or the radio station you use to listen to him? Ultimately, technology becomes a commodity, and content - real, true branded content - becomes more valuable.

  Fred Wilson

  New York, Real, Technology

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• I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

  Rainn Wilson

  Believe, People, Charity

  "Rainn Wilson: I believe in education, not handouts". Interview with Sonya Hamasaki, www.cnn.com. October 17, 2011.

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• I think definitely people know me from playing creeps and weirdos, and I'm definitely looking to expand my range.

  Rainn Wilson

  People, Range, Creeps

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need.

  Amy Winehouse

  Giving, Drug, Needs

  "Winehouse: Drink, Drugs And Me", www.mirror.co.uk. February 13, 2007.

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• My justification is that most people my age spend a lot of time thinking about what they're going to do for the next five or ten years. The time they spend thinking about their life, I just spend drinking.

  Amy Winehouse

  Drinking, Years, People

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• To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.

  Amy Winehouse

  Kids, Adults, Honest

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• I'm my own worst critic, and if I don't pull off what I think I wanted to do in my head, then I won't be a happy girl.

  Amy Winehouse

  Girl, Worst, Critics

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• I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Responsibility, Who I Am, Black

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