629 Western Quotes for You to Enjoy

I think what's fun about the Western genre is the character arcs are very strong and, arguably, more interesting and exciting than the action that is metaphorically representational of those arcs. Jon Favreau

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In narrative cinema, a certain terminology has already been established: 'film noir,' 'Western,' even 'Spaghetti Western.' When we say 'film noir' we know what we are talking about. But in non-narrative cinema, we are a little bit lost. So sometimes, the only way to make us understand what we are talking about is to use the term 'avant-garde.' Jonas Mekas

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I've taught the better class of tourist both to see and not to see; to lift their eyes above and beyond the inessentials, and thrill to our western Nature in her majesty. Jonathan Raban

Nature Class Eyes Better Our See Above Thrill Both Lift Tourist Majesty Beyond Western Taught Her

Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise. Jonathan Sacks

Religion Imminent Since Demise Western Intellectuals Predicted Century Many

It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

War Government Democracy Commitment Free Stronger Relations Our Distance Markets Security Free Markets Share Part True Between Opened Ties How Iraq Western Than Differ Europe Basic Guarantee

The concept of historical necessity is the product of rational thought and arrived in Russia by the Western route. The idea of the noble savage, of an inherently good human nature hampered by bad institutions, of the ideal state, of social justice and so forth - none of these originated or blossomed on the banks of the Volga. Joseph Brodsky

Savage Good Nature Justice Thought Human Nature State Bad Russia Rational Noble Idea Ideal Institutions Concept None Arrived Western Historical Blossomed Human Banks Social Forth Product Social Justice Inherently Originated Route Necessity Good Human

More than any other in Western Europe, Britain remains a country where a traveler has to think twice before indulging in the ordinary food of ordinary people. Joseph Lelyveld

But I never worked with a northern horse before. They are very different from western horses. Julie Benz

Before Horse Horses Never Western Very Northern Different Worked

I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy. Julie Benz

Nothing Only Knew Western Trail Fancy Riding Basic

I was born in Swindon... a place that always looked west. I found that wherever I go I love to have a room with a view of the western sky. My late brother and I, when we were small, had a room at the back of the house that overlooked the sunset; and both for he and I it was kind of magical. Justin Hayward

Love Sunset Sky Late Back Kind Brother Born Magical Small Both Had He Looked House Always Overlooked Go Were West Western Wherever Place Room View Found

Lee Ann Womack is from near where I grew up in East Texas, so I've always looked up to her. I sang a lot of Dolly Parton as a kid and a lot of traditional western swing, like Patsy Cline and Roy Rogers. Kacey Musgraves

I love driving through Western Massachusetts, out through the Berkshires, when the road is empty and it's a nice day. I don't like driving home on Memorial Drive at 5:45 or 6:45 at night when it's crowded and stressful. I think that's true of most people, and the goal of automated driving is to take the stressful part of driving out of the task. Karl Iagnemma

Love Day Home People Drive Nice Think Out Memorial Crowded Through Take Driving Part Road True Like Massachusetts Most Empty Goal Western Task Automated Night Stressful

Muslim women deplore misogyny just as western women do, and they know that Islamic societies also oppress them; why wouldn't they? But liberation, for them does not encompass destroying their identity, religion, or culture, and many of them want to retain the veil. Katharine Viner

Sometimes we followed the crops, doing migrant labor. We did several years of tenant farming in Western Oregon starting in the early '50s. Later, my stepdad managed gas stations in a small town near Portland. Katherine Dunn

In 1981, while doing postdoctoral field work in cultural anthropology, Bonnie A. Nardi lived with villagers in Western Samoa, trying to understand the cultural reasons that people there have an average of eight children. Katie Hafner

Work People Field Understand Doing Anthropology Cultural Western Trying Eight Children While Average Reasons Lived

I was born in London! I'm as Western as you get. Kayvan Novak

You London Born Western Get

I had trained a bit in Bharatanatyam in the past but did not learn in depth. The same goes with jazz, western, and cinematic dance, as I was quite laid back with the training. Keerthy Suresh

I like the Western genre, I think it's uniquely American. Keith Carradine

Think Like Genre Western American Uniquely

The way that China has been described in Western narratives makes it hard to tell a story that will escape the stereotypes and allow people to perceive it fresh. Ken Liu

People Will Way Tell Has-Been Perceive Allow Stereotypes Makes Fresh Narratives Been Western Escape Story China Hard

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