Words are more powerful than some noises. Noises won't last long. Lyrics are so important, and people don't realise that.

Few realise that English poetry is rather like the British constitution, surrounded by pompous precedents and reverences.

For my art GCSE, I did a screen print of the Queen's head that was basically an Andy Warhol rip-off, but I didn't realise.

I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry.

You are brought up to realise that there will always be tough times in football and that nothing is ever straight forward.

When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really think I've won.

Fighters never realise when it is time to walk away. They can't leave the buzz and adoration that surrounds being champion.

I don't think people realise how important it is to have your blood pressure checked. Stroke is so sudden, so catastrophic.

What people don't realise is that it is the script which plays the most important factor in making or breaking a chemistry.

We got sacked for the first time when we were just 18 and you realise that this whole industry is transient and changeable.

I care about my work, but I don't care about getting it wrong. The more you do, the more you realise nobody's going to die.

In your mid-20s, you think you'll go on for eternity. Then a point comes where you realise that's not going to be the case.

I am at the top of the pyramid, but I am not stupid, and I realise that one small step could see me fall down very quickly.

There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.

Meeting people from different countries makes you realise that everyone around the world has the same needs and aspirations.

Humans have to realise they're not individuals but individual parts of the same organism, with responsibility to each other.

You don't realise it, but we're in a race between technology and politics, and technologists are winning. They're way ahead.

I didn't realise how devastating my behavior could be - looking back, I'm very embarrassed. I just buckled under the anxiety.

I think I'm an extremely good mother. I know I'm an extremely good mother. But I didn't realise how much it sucks out of you.

Cancer definitely rekindled my spirit. It made me realise that every human being has the capacity to overcome a huge setback.

I'm not being naive; I realise there's no such thing as a pure reading. But I'd rather keep myself as far out of it as I can.

People have to realise you don't help African children singing along to 60-year-old men playing their tunes from 40 years ago.

'The Discovery of France' by Graham Robb is teaching me lots about a country I've long loved but realise I didn't really know.

My books start almost before I realise it. Once in a while, some accident causes an idea to rise to the surface and say: 'now.'

There was a time when people felt the internet was another world, but now people realise it's a tool that we use in this world.

I was raised to think that if you behaved badly with men, you went to hell. I realise now it is puritanical and not very adult.

I'm getting older; you realise you are on the countdown of what you are doing, so performing means more than it ever did to me.

When you work for someone, you never realise how much you are learning. It is only when you leave and you reflect back on life.

I realise things aren't going to go my way every week. Of course they're not. But the main thing is to give your all and enjoy.

I start writing with an open mind without thinking about genre and realise, only after writing, that it falls under many genres.

Those months at Milan let me do some soul-searching and made me realise that my calling was at Juventus, who are like my family.

I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.

I feel like I wasted my time in my twenties. When you are beginning to realise your potential you wish you'd realized it earlier.

If you look closely at 'Breaking Bad' and any given episode of 'The X Files,' you will realise the structure is exactly the same.

Electricity is a wonderful thing. Do you realise that if we didn't have electricity, we'd be watching television by candle light?

People don't realise how much energy it takes to sing and hit all those high notes - but I always feel like I've done a marathon.

I went into investments out of interest and thought I knew a little. The longer I've been involved, the less I realise I'd known.

The majority of people don't even realise I was a tennis player. The older you get, the less people remember what you did before.

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

I did realise that when you talk with a straight face, you come across as someone bolder than somebody who bats her eyelids a lot.

I was ecstatic when I got my first film. But it took me some time to realise that the struggles and hardships would never be over.

I did not realise that I was so loved. It can't just be for the films. I must have done something else, but I can't remember what.

I realise there's an innate paradox in promoting oneself on the one hand and saying, 'Oh, I don't want to be famous,' on the other.

Most people don't realise there's certain things that players go through off the field. Most times, guys are good at hiding things.

When you go through heartbreak, you just do the things that get you by. Eventually, you realise it's about making the most of life.

I listen to other people's stuff and, more and more, you realise how much is layered and how many different guitar parts there are.

Never feeling really at home in any one country is always challenging. You realise that you have to lean on yourself and to own it.

I didn't really realise that I was going to have more obstacles because I was a woman. It was never something that I thought about.

When you have children, you realise you can't plan anything. There's no Plan A, no Plan B. Life will happen and you will go with it.

To realise belatedly that there are Swahili epic poems which rival their European equivalents for sweep and power has been exciting.

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