All Quotes

It's not surprising to see in my own work, looking back, and in the work of some of my peers, an attention to family. It's nice to write a book that does tend toward significance and meaning, and where else are you sure of finding it?
‐‐ Jonathan Franzen

It's not telepathy. It's not the Borg. But we created a new central nervous system made of two brains.
‐‐ Miguel Nicolelis

It's not that acting was something I'd always wanted to do. I had no formal training; I'd never really imagined I'd be an actress. Business was something that had always been in my mind, but when I got into acting, I learned everything on set, and for me at that point, I wanted to excel at what I did.
‐‐ Preity Zinta

It's not that anything has changed about me, and, it's a cliche, but I think that as you get older, you learn to accept who you are, and you feel more comfortable in your own skin.
‐‐ Joanne Froggatt

It's not that bad things never happen. But there's a pattern in which most people are calm, resourceful, altruistic, and they improvise emergency systems that work really well - whether it's getting the babies out of a collapsed hospital or putting together a community kitchen to feed everybody for the next few months.
‐‐ Rebecca Solnit

It's not that complicated. If you hear something and it makes you want to hear it again, that's the ticket. You have to be lucky enough to find geniuses, welcome them and get out of their way.
‐‐ Jerry Moss

It's not that conservatives don't care. We do. We just have different answers than liberals do. It's a difference of the mind, not of the heart.
‐‐ Tom Selleck

It's not that diamonds are a girl's best friend, but it's your best friends who are your diamonds. It's your best friends who are supremely resilient, made under pressure and of astonishing value. They're everlasting; they can cut glass if they need to.
‐‐ Gina Barreca

It's not that difficult to win. It's more difficult to win consistently and stay on top.
‐‐ Jim Otto

It's not that easy for some of these players in China to get the coaching they need.
‐‐ Michael Chang

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.
‐‐ Kristin Kreuk

It's not that fun to just play a villain, without any reasoning behind it.
‐‐ Nicholas Lea

It's not that Good doesn't triumph over Evil, it's that the point spread is too small.
‐‐ Bob Thaves

It's not that hard to eat well if you're willing to put a little more time into it, a little more thoughtfulness into it and, yes, a little bit more money.
‐‐ Michael Pollan

It's not that hard to imagine the natural world recovering it's health in our absence: it's more difficult, and more necessary, to imagine it recovering its health in our presence.
‐‐ Alex Steffen

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.
‐‐ Sidney Crosby

It's not that I am against the rich giving money to charities. I'm all for it, and we should think of ways of encouraging more of it. But I also believe that states, rather than individuals, are ultimately a better bet for delivering a fair and just world and reconciling differing interests.
‐‐ Noreena Hertz

It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
‐‐ Ranbir Kapoor

It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.
‐‐ Julianna Baggott

It's not that I dislike many people. It's just that I don't like many people.
‐‐ Bryant Gumbel

It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be.
‐‐ Lily Cole

It's not that I don't believe in miracles, but I never quite trust that they're real.
‐‐ Mariel Hemingway

It's not that I don't get on bandwagons; I just climb aboard only after most of the band has packed up and left for the next gig.
‐‐ Meghan Daum

It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding, do you think?
‐‐ Kate Bush

It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words.
‐‐ Claire Denis

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
‐‐ Bobby McFerrin

It's not that I don't respect my parents' authority or appreciate all that they did for me, but when I was 18 I was able to move out, and I was out. I feel like a different person since then; I mean, it's obviously a big turning point in life. I feel like I've established myself, and I'm a smarter and more mature for it.
‐‐ Ryan Sheckler

It's not that I don't see myself as hot and sexy. Don't get me wrong. No, it's not that.
‐‐ Kyra Sedgwick

It's not that I don't take TV seriously. I take it very seriously. But I've got my priorities straight. Call it my extra gift. Without it, I would be devastated every day in Hollywood.
‐‐ Bonnie Hunt

It's not that I don't want a fast car. I like the speed. I'm just not the type of person who finds a sports car a sexy car.
‐‐ Inga Cadranel

It's not that I don't want to be famous. It's just that I don't feel like the burden of responsibility on selling a film should be on the actors.
‐‐ Billy Crudup

It's not that I don't want to become famous or that I'm obsessed by my work as an actress, but it's all about not limiting myself, such as putting myself in a little jail that I can escape from.
‐‐ Sarah Polley

It's not that I ever sat down and outlined a trilogy, but I always have a sense of what size an idea is when I start it.
‐‐ Veronica Roth

It's not that I find it hard to meet girls - they do come up and chat me up from time to time. Sometimes I'm interested, I tend not to go for the prettier ones. I prefer the quirkier types.
‐‐ Rupert Grint

It's not that I have compromised or anything, but it's always been important to me to take good care of myself and be a good example. I'm not much a role model in terms of hair care, though.
‐‐ Patti Smith

It's not that I have resisted songwriting, it's just not something I felt I have had to do. I've just not woken up and thought, I must do this. But I have often heard music that I have instantly felt 'I have to sing that song'.
‐‐ Alison Krauss

It's not that I lead this oblivious life where I think I've got such a great personality that people want to spend time with me. If someone has a poster of you or asks for your autograph, clearly you can't take them out on a date. It's not that interesting if someone is just interested in you.
‐‐ George Clooney

It's not that I'm a serious person; I'm playful and stuff like that, but I take characters very seriously and the work very seriously.
‐‐ Bryce Dallas Howard

It's not that I'm apolitical... In my youth, I was a freelance political speechwriter, which taught me a lot about writing fiction, I must add.
‐‐ Susan Isaacs

It's not that I'm knocking the movie and television work.
‐‐ George Peppard

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.
‐‐ Kid Rock

It's not that I'm necessarily looking for things that are so dark and emotional. But if I see something where the character goes through enormous change, it's very appealing to play all those levels, and that is probably going to involve some dark moments.
‐‐ Tracy Pollan

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles.
‐‐ Ann Marie Buerkle

It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right project.
‐‐ Zac Efron

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work.
‐‐ Jamie Lee Curtis

It's not that I'm sick of the theater, don't get me wrong. I'm just tired of the commitment.
‐‐ Richard Griffiths

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
‐‐ Albert Einstein

It's not that I'm stupid. I just don't think sometimes.
‐‐ Colin Farrell

It's not that I'm universally loved. We know I'm not in New Jersey. But what they do say in New Jersey is, 'We like him, and we think he's telling us the truth.' I think we need to have that type of politics on the national level.
‐‐ Chris Christie