English Quotes

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.

From the intrinsic evidence of his creation, the Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician.

A dislike of death is no proof of the want of religion. The instincts of nature shrink from it, for no creature can like its own dissolution. But though death is not desired, the result of it may be, for dying to the Christian is the way to life eternal.

Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we can say how sweet solitude is.

Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?

The impossible talked of is less impossible from the moment words are laid to it.

Language is memory and metaphor.

Hope is a talent like any other.

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.

The only way to live is to accept each minute as an unrepeatable miracle, which is exactly what it is: a miracle and unrepeatable.

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

What is interesting, as well, is how much power homicide detectives have and how much respect. They are kind of rock stars, especially in New York. There are not that many of them.

What I like about the 'Underworld' thing is that it's a mix of cool genres, as well as creating its own message.

To me, the difference between New York and London is that things are boring and staid in London.

People say that New Yorkers aren't friendly, but I think they're more friendly than Londoners. Here there is a front-footed nature of Americans. You can go out on a night out and meet 10 random people and stay in touch with them, whereas that's not going to happen in the same way in London.

New York cops are very specific in terms of the way they talk and the way they handle themselves. All these cliches that, as an Englishman, I thought were from a bygone era or were a bit of poetic license with cop shows - the more you hang out with them, the more you realize how real that jargon is.

In Britain, you do your job. When you do an American TV show, there is a sense of being one with the crew, and there is a leadership element, which was a learning curve for me because it is very different culturally. In Britain, you just do it, leave and say, 'Thanks.'

I've got two brothers and two sisters, so there's five of us and we're all very close, which is cool.

I was in the school plays, I did a lot of music. I carried on through university for short films and loads of plays.

I think you can tell when a New York show isn't shot in the city. It's so iconic and has such a specific energy.

I saw 'Captain America' in 3D. It's cool. I liked the beginning. It's a really good setup.

I know there's Brooklyn and all the boroughs, but Manhattan specifically is so condensed that the energy is very vibrant. Everywhere you look there is something happening.

I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't wo

Well, I just bought a massive bank and I've moved into it on my own.

There's a lot of melancholy in my tracks.

The best musicians or sound-artists are people who never considered themselves to be artists or musicians.

Sometimes I just hit the keyboard in a way I'd like the rhythm of the tracks to sound.

It's quite similar to guitar solos, only with programming you have to use your brain. The most important thing is that it should have some emotional effect on me, rather than just, 'Oh, that's really clever.'

It started off at a club called Disobey, around the corner from where I live.

I used to make up names when I used to catalog my stuff.