Diane Abbott Quotes

An outsider can see some things much better.

An outsider's point of view is always handy.

I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian.

Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.

Sometimes it takes an outsider, someone with fresh eyes to see the truth.

Sometimes it's the crazy people who turn out to be not so crazy.

Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.

The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.

Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.

Never forget that it sometimes takes a foreigner's eye to capture Britain most clearly.

I always spoke my mind. I didn't go with the flow.

I don't view myself as a particularly intelligent people, but I do have one ability that I've demonstrated over and over again, that's helped me see things that other people for whatever reason have not seen. That's that most people see what they expect to see, what they want to see, what conventional wisdom tells them to see. I guess it could be stated that most people only hear the music, not the lyrics of human events.

Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.

I really think the mind of someone who hasn't been welded into place by their work or studios or actors or this whole society is a wonderful mind to work with, so I'd like to do a big picture with an unknown director.

The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes.

People always want an explanation about everything and I cannot give it to them. Because I don't know myself. 'Why did you do a pair of pants like that?' I have no idea. I'm not going to have a 20-minute political discussion about the necessity for slashed, painted leather jeans. Basically, I don't know more than you.

There is something inherently valuable about being a misfit. It's not to say that every person who has artistic talent was a social outcast, but there is definitely a value for identifying yourself differently and being proud that you are different.

I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing.

The little I know I owe to my ignorance.

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.

'Beyond Belief with George Noory' will be an hour-long show that cuts to the heart of what's going on with people today, topics wide-ranging and generally nonpolitical, but even more edgy.

Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone.

Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.

I like to turn things upside down, to watch pictures and situations from another perspective.