R Quotes
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“Robert Louis Stevenson, one evening, stood transfixed at his nursery window watching the lamplighter in the street. When his nanny asked the boy what he was doing he replied: 'I'm watching the man knocking holes in the darkness.' We live in a universe made dark by sin. Let's knock holes in the darkness.”
“Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys' author, but he's not at all.”
“Robert Louis Stevenson...was a storyteller, that's what I'd like to be, that's what I'm trying to be”
“Robert McKee says humans naturally seek comfort and stability. Without an inciting incident that disrupts their comfort, they won’t enter into a story. They have to get fired from their job or be forced to sign up for a marathon. A ring has to be purchased. A home has to be sold. The character has to jump into the story, into the discomfort and the fear, otherwise the story will never happen.”
“Robert Mitchum sounded different from John Wayne, and John Wayne sounded different from Clark Gable.”
“Robert Mokry: What is the best thing I can do to improve my guitar playing?
Pat Metheny: Be the worst musician in whatever band you're in.”
“Robert morente, creava il silenzio. Io, destinata alla vita, prestai ascolto a un silenzio che avrebbe richiesto un'esistenza intera per trovare le parole.”
Source: Just Kids
“Robert Morley is a legend in his own lunchtime.”
“Robert Moses wasn't elected to anything. We're taught that in a democracy power comes from being elected. He had more power than anyone, and he held it for 48 years”
“Robert Mueller himself has perhaps the best and the cleanest reputation in all of official Washington. He is Mr. Integrity. He is Mr. Cultured. He is Mr. Mannered. He is Mr. Sophisticated. There isn't a soul in Washington who dares utter nary a negative word about Mueller.”
“Robert Mueller, as Mr. Honest and as Mr. Sophisticated and as Mr. Integrity, as Mr. Cultured, as Mr. Elite, as Mr. Mannered knows full well there's nothing here, knows that there is no collusion, knows that there is no obstruction of justice, knows that if anybody is working with the Russians, it was not Donald Trump.”
“Robert Neville looked out over the new people of the earth. He knew he did not belong to them; he knew that, like the vampires, he was anathema and black terror to be destroyed. And, abruptly, the concept came, amusing to him even in his pain. ... Full circle. A new terror born in death, a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend.”
Source: I Am Legend
“Robert Neville pousou o o olhar sobre as novas pessoas da Terra. Ele sabia que não pertencia a elas; ele sabia que, como os vampiros, ele era anátema terror negro a ser destruído. E, de repente, a ideia lhe veio, divertida, mesmo em sua dor.
Um riso abafado, acompanhado de u uma tosse, preencheu sua garganta. Ele se virou e se inclinou contra a parede enquanto engolia as pílulas. Volta completa, ele pensou enquanto a letargia final raste- java por seus membros. Um novo terror nascido na morte, uma nova superstição entrando na fortaleza inexpugnável da eternidade.
Eu sou a lenda.”
“Robert Neville pousou o olhar sobre as novas pessoas da Terra. Ele sabia que não pertencia a elas; ele sabia que, como os vampiros, ele era anátema terror negro a ser destruído. E, de repente, a ideia lhe veio, divertida, mesmo em sua dor.
Um riso abafado, acompanhado de u uma tosse, preencheu sua garganta. Ele se virou e se inclinou contra a parede enquanto engolia as pílulas. Volta completa, ele pensou enquanto a letargia final raste- java por seus membros. Um novo terror nascido na morte, uma nova superstição entrando na fortaleza inexpugnável da eternidade.
Eu sou a lenda.”
“Robert Neville pousou o olhar sobre as novas pessoas da Terra. Ele sabia que não pertencia a elas; ele sabia que, como os vampiros, ele era anátema terror negro a ser destruído. E, de repente, a ideia lhe veio, divertida, mesmo em sua dor.
Um riso abafado, acompanhado de u uma tosse, preencheu sua garganta. Ele se virou e se inclinou contra a parede enquanto engolia as pílulas. Volta completa, ele pensou enquanto a letargia final rastejava por seus membros. Um novo terror nascido na morte, uma nova superstição entrando na fortaleza inexpugnável da eternidade.
Eu sou a lenda.”
“Robert Nozick [a Havard philosopher, famous for his book "Anarchy, State and Utopia"] defined revenge as delivering the message that you know what someone has done, and it doesn't involve hurting them or doing anything to them beyond that. It's just delivering the message that their crime has been noted not just by its victims, because the victim might be dead, but by another who has a different moral view and will challenge the perpetrator's view.”
“Robert Oppenheimer used to tell of the pioneer mysteries of building reliable Geiger counters that had low background noise. Among his friends, he said, there were two schools of thought. One school firmly held that the final step before one sealed off the Geiger tube was to peel a banana and wave the skin three times, sharply to the left.
The other school was equally confident that success would follow if one waved the banana peel twice to the left and then, once, smartly to the right. (My counters were unbelievably bad because I didn't use either of these techniques.)”
Source: Alvarez
“Robert Orr, a dedicated resident of Black Mountain, NC, whose expertise lies in alternate heating solutions. Since 1979, he has successfully owned and operated Black Mountain Stove and Chimney. With a focus on wood and gas appliances, including gas fireplaces and firepits, Robert has established himself as a go-to professional in the field. His unwavering determination to finish strong and maintain profitability serves as his ultimate inspiration.”
“Robert Patterson. One day in New York in 1974 I got a call from Robert and his wife, Sybille, asking me to come to the Plaza Hotel for drinks and dinner. When I got there, they explained that Duke (Ellington) was terribly sick and that he was going to call in a few minutes to talk to Robert about canceling his upcoming tour in the United Kingdom. We began our dinner, and the call came. Then Robert passed the phone to me. I remember standing near the long velvet curtains by the window, looking out at the lights in Central Park twinkling through the trees. Duke’s voice was weak, but he spoke to me so kindly, and asked me about my upcoming record, about my touring. How did I like working in Europe? Did I have family? Wasn’t I glad I was a musician so I could lead this kind of life doing what I loved and making people happy? The next week Duke died, never having left the hospital.”
Source: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music
“Robert Pattinson has the face of a film-noir dupe. It's a face that is searching and open and kind. It's a face that a certain type of woman might want to fool because, in its intensely old-fashioned kindness, the face says, I love you. Fool me.”
“Robert Pattinson is rebel cool incarnated -- the James Dean of the undead.”
“Robert Plant asked me to marry him, but I said 'no.' I mean, you just don't want to marry someone you've wanted to do it with since you were thirteen, because, well, if he farts, I would, like, die!”
“Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.”
“Robert Rauschenberg was not a giant of American art; he was the giant. No American created so many aesthetic openings for so many artists.”
“Robert Redford ... has turned almost alarmingly blond-he's gone past platinum, he must be into plutonium; his hair is coordinated with his teeth.”
“Robert Redford used to be such a handsome man and now look at him: everything has dropped, expanded and turned a funny color.”
“Robert Redford, ha ha! He's a very attractive man and I'm not. Or Noel Edmonds, as he's a friend of mine and knows me well.”
“Robert Rodriguez is a genius, and I'm a huge fan of his.”
“Robert Rodriguez, makes a feature film in 35mm celluloid one and a half hours long, and nobody believed him, I think he wrote a book about it and gave all the details of how he spent the money, even making a 35mm celluloid feature film was possible, at least for Rodriguez.”
“Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh.”
“Robert’s realm was the undercurrent of the illegitimate space of covert operations – the dirty little (and big) things the government does but doesn’t want to admit to.”
Source: Russian Holiday
“Robert’s reference to billing five minutes into the day made her stomach clench with nerves.”
Source: Booked on a Feeling
“Robert said, "This is great, huh? Sorry to butt in and everything, but I really need the extra points. For my grade."
Ben nodded and tried to smile. Right, for his grade. He probably wanted to get an A++ in social studies instead of just an A+”
Source: We the Children
“Robert Scott Leyse channels Baudelaire's Queen of Spades and Jack of Hearts, speaking darkly of dead loves, in this new book. He also reminds me of James Purdy's notorious eccentricity. There's plenty of middlebrow stuff if you want it. Self-Murder isn't that.”
“Robert Smith is a whingebag.”
“Robert Spencer, a prolific anti-Islam writer and a leading Islamophobe who is bent on distorting Islam and demonizing Muslims, has persistently argued that violence and terrorism employed by Muslim extremists is rooted in the Quran and its message. Spencer calls the Quran, a book sacred to Muslim, 'the jihadists' Mein Kampf,' in reference to Hitler's memoir.”
“Robert Taylor was not only a splendid actor in a wide variety of roles but one of the most handsome men in the western world.”
“Robert Todd Lincoln, a.k.a. Jinxy McDeath.”
Source: Assassination Vacation
“Robert Torricelli, a powerful fund-raiser who helped raise more than $100 million for the Democratic party, took inappropriate gifts from a businessman, including an $8,000 gold Rolex watch, for which he was severely admonished by the Senate Ethics Committee in July. To recap: raising $100 million in contributions from gigantic corporations - ethical; taking a watch - unethical. That's the Senate Ethics Committee, an oxymoron since 1974.”
“Robert Treat Paine was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.”
“Robert Vavra is one of these artists, part magician, part alchemist, who is able to create a series of photographs in unforgettable compositions. Only visible are the dunes, the blinding fields of flowers and the vast sky, the epic intimacy of Robert Vavra's vision.”
“Robert von Neumann taught painting, and when I finally got into a painting class of his, he reacted in much the same way.”
“Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother”
“Robert wanted to be loved. My brother Tyrion has the same disease. Do you want to be loved, Sansa?” “Everyone wants to be loved.” “I see flowering hasn’t made you any brighter,” said Cersei. “Sansa, permit me to share a bit of womanly wisdom with you on this very special day. Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”
Source: A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows
“Robert was concerned with how to make the photograph, and I with how to be the photograph.”
“Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.”
Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons
“Robert was the true steel. Stannis is pure iron, black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He'll break before he bends. And Renly, that one, he's copper, bright and shiny, pretty to look at but not worth all that much at the end of the day.”
Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons
“Robert Whitmore
died of apoplexy
when a stranger from Georgia
mistook him
for a former Macon waiter.”
Source: Black Moods: Collected Poems
“Robert wondered if any of Harvard's revered Egyptologists had ever knocked on the door of a pyramid and expected an answer.”
Source: The Da Vinci Code
“Robert would allow me to cry as I desperately needed to. At least he'd understand that this need to keep up a perfect appearance had been slowly killing me.
Though I hated to admit it; in some ways, Robert had been right all along. You couldn't live without feeling. Denying yourself was a terrible destructive thing that wore on you.”
Source: From Out of Feldspar