J. A. London Quotes

I went to an audition the other day, they were casting 13 people to be clouds, 14 people showed up, it was overcast.

The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class.

A good joke will sell quicker than a good poem, and, measured in sweat and blood, will bring better remuneration.

Growing up, my brother and I were begging for attention.

It all started when my dog began getting free roll over minutes

I do everything all wrong, but I think for me that's the best, because I don't think I have a voice.

I believe your atmosphere and your surroundings create a mind state for you.

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.

A window of opportunity for me usually involves a rock.

There is such a thing as anaesthesia of pain, engendered by pain too exquisite to be borne.

The ghostly winter silence had given way to the great spring murmur of awakening life.

Pursuit and possession are accompanied by states of consciousness so wide apart that they can never be united.

Life, in a sense, is living and surviving. And all that makes for living and surviving is good. He who follows the fact cannot go astray, while he who has no reverence for the fact wanders afar.

I like being in relationship because of the comfort it provides.

Clothes allow you to see yourself in a different light. They can transform you instantly and have a very real, visceral impact. Clothes become symbolic of who we are.

Texture is something we forget - it makes outfits look very expensive. You can do a monochromatic outfit, if you're afraid of things that are more colorful and printed, and still create interest.

I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.

Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear?

But I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind

Everything is good . . . as long as it is unpossessed. Satiety and possession are Death's horses they run in span.

Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment.

Sure, as long as he ties a 56 lb. weight to each leg.

I don't have a lot of friends; most of the friends I have, I've had since high school.

Fear urged him to go back, but growth drove him on.

For some odd reason, I like a man in sweatsuits. Obviously, you want your man to look good in a suit, but I like when men look comfortable, and the swagger just stands out of that.

I would rather be ashes than dust.

Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles.

I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.

He was a silent fury who no torment could tame.

I was going to buy a book on hair loss, but the pages kept falling out.

I was lonely driving here tonight so I hugged the road.

The word is too weak. There is no word in the language strong enough to describe my feelings.

Style offers concrete rules you can follow. You can use it as a resource rather than a barrier to feeling good about yourself.

The fashion industry [is] built on, and thrives on, our collective insecurity.

The key to personal style is understanding your individual beauty enough to know which looks will work for you and which probably won't.

Style applies to a lifestyle. It's not about being told this is trendy, you must do it. Now people have more access than ever before.

Don't loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club, and if you don't get it you will nonetheless get something that looks remarkably like it.

I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.

I'm the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself.

Do not fear the digital world, it will not kill us all.

Somehow, the love of the islands, like the love of a woman, just happens. One cannot determine in advance to love a particular woman, nor can one so determine to love Hawaii.

Time is limited and some opportunities never repeat themselves.

Some people have style without even knowing it!

I’ve always been a woman of faith.

I struggle with deciding when to answer or ignore the constant speculation about my private life, because I feel like that doesn't belong to anybody but me.

You don't need money to look fabulous. There are so many awesome new designers, so many designers doing collections for mass retailers.

Clothes are not Botox. Wearing a miniskirt does not take 10 years off your face.

Actually, 19 is in charge of our career at that point. FOX publicity is in charge of the publicity that we get. I'm fine with it, it is really organized.

I recorded my hair this morning, tonight I'm watching the highlights

Did you know that today will never be tomorrow.