Cloudstreet Tim Winton Quotes

#1. Do you stop caring about someone you love - just because they don't feel the same way?

Lesley Livingston

#2. John Schlesinger had one of his friends designing it and he had never done a film before. Ten days before it started, they didn't have any costumes. I was rung up and joined up.

Julie Harris

#3. A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm ready to step up and take that challenge. Basically, it's about my family, it's about my children, and this is where my decision is going to have to be made.

Patrick Roy

#4. I believe in the goddess of mystery. And she's always pregnant!

Victor Robert Lee

#5. Life was something you didn't argue with, because when it came down to it, whether you barracked for God or nothing at all, life was all there was. And death.

Tim Winton

#6. Jesus is greater than your biggest doubt.
Jesus is greater than your deepest regret.
Jesus is greater than your impossible situation.
Jesus is greater than your overwhelming circumstances.

Perry Noble

#7. I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did - Traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to be counted, with no guarantee of a bed when you get there.

Tina Fey

#8. For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived.

Jacques Ellul

#9. They gave 12 monkeys a typewriter for a week, and after a week, they only used it as a bathroom.

Robin Ince

#10. I think the open software movement (and Linux in particular) is laudable.

Kenneth P. Thompson

#11. Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Thou art the Potter and I am the clay.

Chaim Potok

#12. Them. Many times people will describe places as not being "kid-friendly." That's enough for me. Whenever I hear that a restaurant is "not kid-friendly," I always think, "That place must be awesome! Let's get a sitter.

Jim Gaffigan

#13. I'm concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I'm aiming for, which is not such a good thing.

David Byrne

#14. -How long do you want these messages to remain secret?[ ... ]
+I want them to remain secret for as long as men are capable of evil.

Neal Stephenson