Hynter Quotes

#1. I think the writer's quite low down in the hierarchy really. But the fact that they took the piss out of Nicholas [Hynter] who, besides being the director, is also director of the National Theatre is, I'd have thought, slightly more risky.

Alan Bennett

#2. It wasn't the footman she was afraid of - it was those he was parroting. Alfie was the sort of dim-noll who never had his own thoughts but borrowed other people's.

Ellen Renner

#3. I enjoy doing independent films more, only because there's more freedom. There's not as many cooks tampering with what you are trying to do.

Illeana Douglas

#4. Motherhood is so sentimentalised and romanticised in our culture. It's practically against the law to say there are moments in the day when you hate your children. Everyone actually has those moments.

Barbara Kingsolver

#5. I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people.

Morarji Desai

#6. Gold is a great thing to sew into your garments if you're a Jewish family in Vienna in 1939, but I think civilized people don't buy gold, they invest in productive businesses.

Charlie Munger

#7. What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth.

Benjamin Disraeli

#8. Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

#9. You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2). For humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy.

Lorenzo Scupoli

#10. I don't know how to stop the atrocities. I don't know how to make people care. But looking into my sister's eyes, we seem to have carved out something between us that none of the madness can touch. Invisible threads.

Lisa Shannon

#11. It's nice to be able to let the fans know that you're around and say 'Hi.'

Courteney Cox

#12. In this forest of humanity we hate each other more than we love each other. When we will learn to love each other, only then we will see the peace.

Debasish Mridha

#13. Having a large amount of leverage is like driving a car with a dagger on the steering wheel pointed at your heart. If you do that, you will be a better driver. There will be fewer accidents but when they happen, they will be fatal.

Warren Buffett

#14. God holds the three keys; life, wealth and honour.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#15. God is enough! All religion is enfolded for me now in these three words.

Hannah Whitall Smith