E.L. James Quotes

If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.

I've never been one to say that Britain was joining a happy band of brothers.

I think the level of devotion some sci-fi fans display turns other people off.

We have a great responsibility. Whatever we make will become the truth, the visual reality that a generation will accept.

My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer.

Rose: But now you know there was a man named Jack Dawson and that he saved me... in every way that a person can be saved

I am king of the world!

Jack: Where to, Miss? Rose: To the stars.

But I'd rather not predict. I'd rather affect.

If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.

I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life - Shogun.

It is a universal condition of the enjoyable that the mind must believe in the existence of a law, and yet have a mystery to move about in.

I have also a paper afloat, with an electromagnetic theory of light, which, till I am convinced to the contrary, I hold to be great guns.

The mathematical difficulties of the theory of rotation arise chiefly from the want of geometrical illustrations and sensible images, by which we might fix the results of analysis in our minds.

What's the go of that? What's the particular go of that?

It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing, really, was to direct. But my first jobs were acting jobs.

We do assess that hostile actors gained access to the private commercial email accounts of people with whom Secretary Hillary Clinton was in regular contact from her personal account.

Better to have something to say than to have to say something.

There is nothing very religious about feeling superior to those who don't share your views.

The thing that distinguishes permanent poverty is bad character.

To be a good manager of people requires both fairness and bluntness.

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.

Liars seldom believe anyone else.

Nothing is more difficult than to make a profit.

Our religious understanding and beliefs should evolve just like everything else.

We should worry about our own souls first and trust in God's plan for others.

We evolved without social welfare and we are equipped to solve our problems without it.

Those who think profit is a dirty word should try to make one.

The American people have come to rely on the government for their security. They will find out how incompetent the government is when they no longer have security.

Worry not so much about other peoples morals but more about your own.

In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles.

Money will always turn up when there is a potential for profit.

Government charity gives the most to those who refuse to help themselves; private charity gives less.

Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined.

Hiring quotas reduce efficiency.

Taxes cause the most bad business decisions.

There's just been a couple of moments where - we did the one [ Carpool Karaoke] with Justin Bieber, which kind of went crazy and I think is at, like 65 million views on YouTube .

The biggest advantage to believing in God is you don't have to understand anything, no physics, no biology. I wanted to understand.

I don't have any expectations as an actor and being rich and famous is not my driving force.

The collective energy of everyone is what really made Business 2.0 exciting.

The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.

I still believe that the mission of Business 2.0 is very strong, very fundamental, and we're really at the beginning of where they're going to take us.

I think Fast Company has a tremendously smart focus and execution.

People who say that the Internet is the bubble are incredibly misguided.

Doing a TV show, you're on an assembly line and it's as cut and dry as that. There are some shows that are exceptions. There are producers that want really special things.