Rita Quotes

There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all. ~ Rita Ora

To love without role, without power plays, is revolution. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Do it on the radio." - Educating Rita Saved ~ Connie Willis

The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience. ~ Rita Ora

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense. ~ Rita Coolidge

If they don't read, if they don't love reading; if they don't find themselves compulsively reading, I don't think they're really a writer. ~ Rita Dove

We live in Los Angeles, where you are expected to move every two to four years, so people can see how well your career is going. ~ Rita Rudner

I had teeth that stuck out so far, I used to eat other kids' candy bars by accident. ~ Rita Rudner

[A pariah is] something like a martyr with more suffering and less class. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Dying's not so bad. At least I won't have to answer the telephone. ~ Rita Mae Brown

It doesn't matter to me. We're still cousins in our own way. Blood's just something old people talk about to make you feel bad. ~ Rita Mae Brown

It's not enough what I did in the past - there is also the future. ~ Rita Levi-Montalcini

As Harry and Ron rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them.
It was Rita Skeeter. She was wearing acid-green robes today; the Quick-Quotes Quill in her hand blended perfectly against them.
"Congratulations, Harry!' she said beaming at him. "I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you felt facing that dragon? How do you feel now about the fairness of the scoring?"
"Yeah, you can have a word," said Harry savagely. "Goodbye! ~ J.K. Rowling

One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor. ~ Rita Ora

I'm not a free man, Rita. I'm your man. Whether we're ready for it or not doesn't change the fact that I'm in love with you. ~ Aly Martinez

I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can't perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage, and we don't want that. ~ Rita Ora

Some people live life and others talk about it. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Without the assumption that an advantage will be long-lived, the urgency of an organization to move quickly increases. ~ Rita Gunther McGrath

Rita sighed and smiled happily. "Anyway," she said again, and I had to agree. ~ Jeff Lindsay

the further humans move from nature, the crazier they get. In ~ Rita Mae Brown

You have to take care of your body. ~ Rita Ora

I'm basically just a normal girl from West London who speaks from her heart and who loves music. ~ Rita Ora

I don't expect executives to be creative but I do expect them to have courage. ~ Rita Mae Brown

My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside. ~ Rita Ora

When someone comes to you with big dreams, don't be too quick to belittle their ambition and dreams. Inspire and help them in any way you can. Even the beautiful butterfly was once a caterpillar. ~ Rita Zahara

To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture. ~ Rita Ora

Please God, please God, can you please tell me why? I ask this of you, yet in my heart, I know. ~ Rita Leganski

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Men fell in love with Gilda, but they wake up with me. ~ Rita Hayworth

Never let anyone or any social attitude stand in the way of your productivity. ~ Rita Mae Brown

I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person. ~ Rita Mero

Listen, sharing my life with people is just part of my daily routine. ~ Rita Ora

Your perception is your reality. ~ Rita Cragwall

My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing. ~ Rita Rudner

If fucking were graceful,desire an alibi. ~ Rita Dove

Why are women wearing perfumes that smell like flowers to attract men? Men don't like flowers. I have a great idea for a scent that will attract men - how about "New Car Interior"? ~ Rita Rudner

I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can. ~ Rita Mae Brown

I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers. ~ Rita Ora

Happiness is pretty simple: someone to love, something to do, something to look forward to. ~ Rita Mae Brown

At least Jennifer was beyond being tormented by itchy dresses. ~ Rita Mae Brown

People always have such a hard time believing that robots could do bad things. ~ Rita Stradling

I just want to be in a relationship. ~ Rita Ora

Writers are the moral purifiers of the culture. We may not be pure ourselves but we must tell the truth, which is a purifying act. ~ Rita Mae Brown

You can't be a doctor. Only boys can be doctors. Leroy's got to be the doctor."
"You're full of shit, Spiegelglass, Leroy's dumber than I am. I got to be doctor because I'm the smart one and being a girl don't matter."
"You'll see. You think you can do what boys do but you're going to be a nurse, no two ways about it. It doesn't matter about brains, brains don't count. What counts is whether you're a boy or a girl."
I hauled off and belted her one. ~ Rita Mae Brown

When people are mean to you, win them over with kindness. If it doesn't work, you still win. ~ Rita Zahara

The process for awarding Nobel prizes is so complex that it cannot be corrupted. ~ Rita Levi-Montalcini

I had never thought I had much in common with anybody. I had no mother, no father, no roots, no biological similarities called sisters and brothers. And for a future I didn't want a split-level home with a station wagon, pastel refrigerator, and a houseful of blonde children evenly spaced through the years. I didn't want to walk into the pages of McCall's magazine and become the model housewife. I didn't even want a husband or any man for that matter. I wanted to go my own way. That's all I think I ever wanted, to go my own way and maybe find some love here and there. Love, but not the now and forever kind with chains around your vagina and a short circuit in your brain. I'd rather be alone. ~ Rita Mae Brown

❝Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.❞ ~ Rita Mae Brown

You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your wife! ~ Rita Ora

Jason. My best friend from childhood. The boy - er, man - who should be ten hours away in Kodiak, Alaska, rather than here in Anchorage.

The man staring at my naked legs.
And I'm standing here in my panties and baby-doll T, which clearly shows I'm not wearing a bra, especially as Alaska is cold in February and the door gapes wide open. ~ Rita J. Webb

I'm very private. ~ Rita Ora

If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would. ~ Rita Ora

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table ... Otherwise, you can just disappear. ~ Rita Ora

I move throughout the world...guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities. ~ Rita Golden Gelman

If you can't be free, be a mystery. ~ Rita Dove

I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood. ~ Rita Ora

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart. ~ Rita Coolidge

Men are very confident people. Even a sixty-year-old man with no arms thinks he could play in the Super Bowl if he had to. ~ Rita Rudner

I have never tried anything psychedelic, but I've always wanted to. Would I be wrapped up in colors, attacked by sounds, filled with insights about worlds I don't even know exist? ~ Rita Golden Gelman

When you love, love with with all your heart; don't have any expectations. You love because that's the only way you know how. It justifies your life. ~ Rita Zahara

I was a ballerina. I had to quit after I injured a groin muscle. It wasn't mine ... ~ Rita Rudner

I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning. ~ Rita Coolidge

Rita Vargas caught her breath - the dark was spilling out of the mountains as the sun vanished in the west. The deep purple/blue shadows spread out on the water of the Caribe. The ocean was shadowy, yet at the same time, glowing. The massif green on one side, and velvety black on the other. And below, the lights of the cities scattered and burned, white, yellow, white, looking like gems. Stars.
She still recalls it as one of the most beautiful sights she'd ever witnessed, as if the coast of Veracruz were somehow welcoming its sons home. It would have astounded the dead if the could have looked out the windows. Why would they ever have left such a beautiful home for the dry bones and spikes of the desert? If they could have seen what she saw, they might have stayed home. ~ Luis Alberto Urrea

Guilt is a Jewish invention improved upon by Christians for the last two thousand years. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, "Never take candy from strangers." And then they dressed me up and said, "Go beg for it." I didn't know what to do! I'd knock on people's doors and go, "Trick or treat." "No thank you." ~ Rita Rudner

I think that you certainly don't have to be aged and travel the world to write a poem. ~ Rita Dove

Purpose is why God has created me ~ Oyewale Rita

Rita Haywood gave good face. ~ Madonna Ciccone

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them ~ Rita Levi-Montalcini

I believe that we often disguise pain through ritual and it may be the only solace we have. ~ Rita Mae Brown

The good nail will do its job regardless what kind of hammer comes its way and what kind of surface it sits on. ~ Rita Zahara

Do you think it's possible that love multiples? We're taught to think it divides. There's only so much to go around, like diamonds. It multiples. ~ Rita Mae Brown

When I perform, I usually wear wigs because I love them. ~ Rita Ora

(Rico) "Can't wait."
"Neither can I." She prepared herself for another go-on-forever kiss. It didn't come. Between gentle darting kisses, Rico nibbled her lips while his hands explored her body. Olivia moaned. She couldn't help it.
The sound seemed to trigger something in Rico. Now the kissing was hard, wild and insatiable. Strong arms circled her, big hands covered her buttocks and yanked her against him. Without stopping the kisses or separating their bodies, Rico maneuvered them to the passenger side of her Jeep. ~ Rita Henuber

The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings. ~ Rita Dove

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool. ~ Rita Coolidge

Purify your heart. Cleanse it. Make it a wake-up routine. Your environment may be harsh, difficult and tumultuous but if you work on your heart, you can be calm amidst all those challenges. ~ Rita Zahara

I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to put across. ~ Rita Ora

I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran fan. ~ Rita Ora

I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me to get off the plane. Apparently that's unheard of. They don't wait for nobody. ~ Rita Ora

Rita could find fault with a twenty-one-gun salute in her honor. "Too noisy," she'd complain. "All that gun powdah makes me cough." Bernice, on the other hand, was overjoyed when a salesman from the cremation place informed her that her ashes would weigh about six pounds. "Thin at last!" she shrieked. ~ Jennifer Coburn

So much of life is happenstance. It makes me laugh when I go to a bookstore and see all those titles about controlling your life. You're lucky if you can control your bladder. ~ Rita Mae Brown

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be. ~ Rita Rudner

After lunch I tried to watch television, but I found that even with two-thirds of my brain focused on fretting about my coming demise, the remaining third of my intellect was a little too smart to put up with the bright and brainless daytime drivel on all the channels. I turned off the set and just sat on the couch, letting one tense and miserable thought chase another, until finally, at half past five, the front door burst open and Astor stormed in, flung her backpack on the floor, and rushed to her room. She was followed by Cody, who actually noticed me and nodded, and then Rita, carrying Lily Anne. ~ Jeff Lindsay

Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain. ~ Paul Gillmor

I'm going to start water skiing someday ... as soon as I can separate it from being dragged by a boat. ~ Rita Rudner

(Olivia) "What is all of this, your James Bond room?"
"You could say that. It's my backup." He opened cabinets, took out a pill bottle and downed a Percocet. "In here I have weapons, computers, transportation, medical supplies, money and anything else I might need for my survival. Things we'll need to complete this job."
Olivia ran her fingers across several of the weapons on the counter and shelf. "Where's your toothbrush radio and exploding briefcase? ~ Rita Henuber

I can see close up and my husband can see far away, so we're covered. He tells me who's in the movie and I tell him what's in his sandwich. Together we're human bifocals. ~ Rita Rudner

Blondes have more fun, don't they? They must. How many brunettes do you see walking down the street with blond roots? ~ Rita Rudner

Even here, in the U.S., I walk my daughter's dog and I look for interesting people sitting at a picnic table and I walk over with my white hair and I ask, "Would you mind if I sat and rested here for a minute?" Nobody would refuse that. ~ Rita Gelman

I am very sorry, sir, but I cannot give you the Windsor crown," Rita said calmly. "I do not have it, and even if I did, it is not mine to give away."
"I don't know if you heard me correctly," the sergeant repeated, his words falling like bricks. "I said, hand it over."
Rita smiled serenely and stood, holding her thin hands clasped in front of her. Nora glanced up at her, a worried look in her eyes.
"Quite possibly it was you who did not understand my reply. I said, I am very sorry, but I am afraid I cannot give you the crown. But I can offer you a nice cup of tea, and I just baked a batch of cheddar scones."
A muffled snicker went through the room. I could even see Wesley, who stood by the door, trying not to smile. ~ Galaxy Craze

It upset me that, five days after the hurricane hit down in New Orleans, the President's plan was for a day of prayer. I would have thought a truck of food. A day of prayer. Now, maybe I'm mistaken here and, again, I'm not a scientific expert, but isn't a hurricane officially an act of God? Isn't a day of prayer kind of redundant? Hasn't God already made up his mind on that sort of thing? So we do a day of prayer. The President has his stupid day of prayer. Three days later, Hurricane Rita hits. Somebody must have said something ... something like, is that all you got? ~ Jon Stewart

Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional, since being afraid can challenge you to go to the next level. ~ Rita Wilson

It is not real," he whispered. "This place is only a thought that has grabbed hold of you. It cannot harm you. You are not of this place, and it has no power over you. You do not need it, nor do you owe it your allegiance." I nodded, listening only to his words and not to the rattling of the windows, which had begun as soon as we stepped inside. ~ Rita Murphy

I don't think there is a 'gay lifestyle.' I think that's superficial crap, all that talk about gay culture. A couple of restaurants on Castro Street and a couple of magazines do not constitute culture. Michelangelo is culture. Virginia Woolf is culture. So let's don't confuse our terms. Wearing earrings is not culture ... ~ Rita Mae Brown

The American Dream is a phrase we'll have to wrestle with all of our lives. It means a lot of things to different people. I think we're redefining it now. ~ Rita Dove

Nothing helps a broken heart like having someone wonderful give you theirs. ~ Rita Stradling

Listen to me. It - it doesn't make very nice reading - " "Yeah, you could say that - " " - but don't forget, Harry, this is Rita Skeeter writing. ~ J.K. Rowling

The means are inconsequential, only the ens matter ~ Rita Stradling