All Quotes

My predecessor, P. W. Botha, had an inner circle, and I did not like it. I preferred decisions to evolve out of cabinet discussions. That way, we achieved real co-ownership of our policies.
‐‐ F. W. de Klerk

My predictions are notably inaccurate.
‐‐ Robert Caro

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.
‐‐ Andreas Gursky

My preference is 3,000, maybe 5,000-seat venues.
‐‐ Ronnie Dunn

My preference is for good writing. It doesn't matter if it's for film or TV. Whatever. It starts with the writing. Even though I've had problems with writers, it doesn't matter how great of an actor you are. If the writing is bad, you're going to struggle.
‐‐ James Nesbitt

My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy.
‐‐ Henry Paulson

My preference is not to fight a Mexican.
‐‐ Canelo Alvarez

My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.
‐‐ Jo Brand

My preference is that, that day when someone sticks a tripod in front of you with a camera on the top, it is not day one.
‐‐ Daniel Day-Lewis

My preferred environment is by the sea or somewhere rural. I don't want to be in a city, I don't want to visit New York and I don't want to go shopping.
‐‐ Amanda Donohoe

My pregame music includes a nice little mixture. Probably a little Counting Crows, maybe some Avicii. Taylor Swift.
‐‐ Jared Goff

My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.
‐‐ Gurinder Chadha

My premise is not to tax to destroy the wealth of the wealthy; it's to increase the wealth of the bottom and the middle class.
‐‐ Thomas Piketty

My premise is that the popular aphorism that 'all religions are fundamentally the same and only superficially different' simply is not true. It is more correct to say that all religions are, at best, superficially similar but fundamentally different.
‐‐ Ravi Zacharias

My premise is that there's something hardwired into our DNA, that we as a species came and evolved from caves and clans and tribes, and therefore, we as a species care more about the things that are local to us than we care about the things that are 'over there' from us.
‐‐ Chris Milk

My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.
‐‐ Daniel Radcliffe

My presence in California will bring a new, inspiring culinary environment to life, and I'm delighted to share my creative techniques and evolving fresh ideas with the Beverly Hills community.
‐‐ Jean-Georges Vongerichten

My presence in the social media and on the Internet is much bigger than many of the other candidates, including Mitt Romney. So, when you take the social media and you take the Tea Party citizens movement, you have a combination there that, quite frankly, 10 years ago, I wouldn't have had a chance.
‐‐ Herman Cain

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
‐‐ Mos Def

My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles, the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science.
‐‐ Andrei Sakharov

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.
‐‐ Jacques Delors

My previous movie before 'Life Is Beautiful' was the same; they didn't release it so much in United States.
‐‐ Roberto Benigni

My previous visits to Australia created fantastic memories, so I'm definitely looking forward to another visit. It is one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I think every person in the entire country is nice. Seriously, I haven't seen or heard of a mean person yet. And they love country music.
‐‐ Joe Nichols

My price is five dollars for a miniature on ivory, and I have engaged three or four at that price. My price for profiles is one dollar, and everybody is willing to engage me at that price.
‐‐ Samuel Morse

My pride at being a member of the theater community is deep, and we have a chance to reach a lot of people who might feel like there's a place for them. I want theater to be part of the cultural conversation and be on par with all mediums of television in its ability to be relevant.
‐‐ Thomas Kail

My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life.
‐‐ Baruj Benacerraf

My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.
‐‐ James Cronin

My primary assessment would be because American Christians tend to be incredibly self-indulgent, so they see the church as a place there for them to meet their needs and to express faith in a way that is meaningful for them.
‐‐ Erwin McManus

My primary goal is always to tell a story that will resonate with people on a deeply emotional level.
‐‐ Chris Milk

My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.
‐‐ Kevin Mitnick

My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance?
‐‐ Colin Firth

My primary interest has always been about exploring the human psyche and humanity.
‐‐ Dana Snyder

My primary lesson, however, was that I'm a solo writer, happiest when I'm making all the executive decisions. I've always been willing to rise or fall on my own merits.
‐‐ Sue Grafton

My primary mission as president will be to create more opportunity and more good jobs with rising wages right here in the United States. From my first day in office to my last, especially in places that for too long have been left out and left behind.
‐‐ Hillary Clinton

My primary responsibility is to be funny.
‐‐ Al Madrigal

My primary school teacher once poured a bottle of curdled school milk forcefully down my throat. Then I threw it up all over her suede shoes. I'd rather have drunk from the spittoon in Barney's barber shop.
‐‐ Paul O'Grady

My primary thing is to make a painting, not necessarily to make a painting to sell for gazillions of dollars, but just to make a painting.
‐‐ Eric Fischl

My primary tongue, I would call North-West Mercian.
‐‐ Alan Garner

My prime interests are in evolution and development. I use the cellular slime molds as a tool to seek an understanding of those twin disciplines.
‐‐ John Tyler Bonner

My principal anguish, and the wellspring of all my joys and sorrows, has been the incessant merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh.
‐‐ Nikos Kazantzakis

My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional when you don't feel like doing it but you have to do it.'
‐‐ Jessica Raine

My principal contribution to the Black-Scholes option-pricing theory was to show that the dynamic trading strategy prescribed by Black and Scholes to offset the risk exposure of an option would provide a perfect hedge in the limit of continuous trading.
‐‐ Robert C. Merton

My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good.
‐‐ Guy Ritchie

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.
‐‐ Tony Parsons

My principal once told me that I was a penny waiting for change. But I suspect that I irritated him probably because I was making more money than he was.
‐‐ GG Allin

My principal professional objective is to introduce intelligence as the ubiquitous utility. I'd like to be the Thomas Edison of intelligence.
‐‐ Michael J. Saylor

My principles are more important than the money or my title.
‐‐ Muhammad Ali

My priorities are a fair trade policy in this country, increasing the minimum wage, going after the drug companies for the way that they charge and their whole pricing structure that have put absolutely amazing drugs out of reach for so many Americans.
‐‐ Sherrod Brown

My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.
‐‐ Gwen Stefani