Et Elliott Quotes

You must have a visual sense if you want to be a photographer. It is a very subtle thing, this visual business. ~ Elliott Erwitt

I've played the violin since I was seven but stopped because there was a stage when it became 'uncool'. I was listening to Nirvana and wanted to play the guitar, so I ditched the violin. ~ Emun Elliott

Whatever happened to a good pie-in-the-face joke? ~ Brooke Elliott

Reagan did not wait out the Soviets; he beat them. ~ Elliott Abrams

The good Jew is ritually observant and resists assimilation, in some sense living apart, never fitting comfortably into American or any other society. ~ Elliott Abrams

I know it's beyond what you can bear, child. You must not try to carry this alone. ~ Rosslyn Elliott

The origins of Aragon's independent history, and of the fundamental characteristics which differentiated it so sharply from Castile, are to be found in the long struggle of medieval Spain against Islam. The Arabs had invaded the Iberian peninsula in 711, and conquered it within seven years. What was lost in seven years it took seven hundred to regain. ~ J.H. Elliott

Enlightened despots are mythical creatures; real despots seem more interested in stealing money or installing their sons after them. ~ Elliott Abrams

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual. ~ Sam Elliott

The Obama administration has been trying out a new policy toward Syria since the day it came to office. The Bush cold shoulder was viewed as a primitive reaction, now to be replaced by sophisticated diplomacy. Outreach would substitute for isolation. ~ Elliott Abrams

I was sad but it felt like the sadness was pouring out of me instead of poisoning me. I felt like I had been sleeping in the dark, not knowing I was in a coffin until someone pried the lid off. It hurt, but it was good, the way love is supposed to be. ~ Elliott James

Words are strange that way, aren't they? Your own thoughts can sound unfamiliar and strange when they are out there, spoken in the world, as though they have taken on a life of their own. ~ Anna Elliott

I never said I had no idea about most of the things you said I said I had no idea about. ~ Elliott Abrams

No one can fall in love at first sight. Love is built over years, not snapped into existence like a flame that can be as easily extinguished. ~ Kate Elliott

My parents have always worried that I'd take Amy too personally - they always tell not to read too much into her, And yet I can't fail to notice that whenever I screw something up, Amy does it right: When I finally quit violin at age twelve, Amy was revealed as a prodigy in the next book. ("Sheesh, violin can be hard work, but handwork is the only way to get better!") When I blew off the junior championship at age sixteen to do a beach weekend with friends, Amy recommitted to the game. ("Sheesh, I know it's fun to spend time with friends, but I'd be letting myself and everyone else down if I didn't show up for the tournament.") This used to drive me mad, but after I wend off to Harvard (and Amy correct those my parents' alma mater), I decided it was all too ridiculous to think about. That my parents, two child psychologists, chose this particular public form of passive-aggressiveness toward their child was not just fucked up but also stupid and weird and kind of hilarious. ~ Gillian Flynn

It all comes down to when truth becomes lies. Lies that shine so bright they blind. ~ Morgan Elliott

You can do a no-fly zone without ground forces. ~ Elliott Abrams

Each decision that we make comes with a hidden price. We're never told what it is we may be asked to sacrifice. ~ David Elliott

My 'work' is about seeing not about ideas. ~ Elliott Erwitt

Just follow your gut. If you seriously believe that something is the right thing to do, if you are so convinced that your stomach is knotting up every time someone suggests an alternative way of doing all this, take a deep breath and just say, "You're wrong." ~ Joe Elliott

I have a hat for it, actually." Elliott made a vague gesture with one hand. "Well, it's more of a full-body suit, really."
"Is that a euphemism for a condom?"
"No." He marched past me and lay down on the bed. "My mother knitted me a willy-warmer a few years back when we were having a cold stretch. She felt I wasn't like to produce the grandchildren she desires if I had as she put it, frost-shriveled parts. ~ Katie MacAlister

I do know people and there are people in my family who have had Alzheimer's and dementia, and I appreciate the importance of communication and having contact with them. Communicating is an interesting thing with a condition like that. Sometimes it's difficult to communicate. If the brain becomes atrophied or certain channels of the brain become atrophied, then contact is what becomes really important. ~ Elliott Gould

I was coming off of a lot of psyche meds and other things. ~ Elliott Smith

I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere. ~ David James Elliott

Time does not heal all wounds. - Pain that is not faced does not go away. ~ Susan J. Elliott

I don't see kids with Palm Pilots. They are not common on college campuses, except among professors. Gen Xers don't need them. They are a phenomenon of the 50-something who can't remember if his broker's number ends in 1137 or 3317. ~ Elliott Abrams

Belief is not always easy.
It is equal parts doubt and astonishment and gratitude and confusion. And then you see how deeply colored the sky is, how the grass is so sharply fragrant, how the fields are a dazzling gold, and you have to step back and breathe in this wild fabulous world. We live in the space of abundant questions and inadequate answers. How else can we live? ~ Elissa Elliott

Coffee is one of the few constants in my life," I explained. "No matter where I go, no matter how crappy a day I'm having, no matter what kind of mood I'm in, coffee is always there to make me feel a little better. ~ Elliott James

Never let it be said that I could not talk my way out of any trouble that I could not punch. ~ Kate Elliott

Groucho Marx, in his later days, gave me the best review I've ever had and probably will ever have. I changed a light bulb over his bed, and when I came off of his bed with the used one after putting the new one in, Groucho said, 'That's the best acting I've ever seen you do.' ~ Elliott Gould

The Iron Dome is great for the U.S. ~ Elliott Abrams