I come from a newspaper background, so maybe I'm attuned to current events.
Jess Walter
Recitation: by Male by Female
Pinocchio's really naughty. He's all impulse: 'I want to sleep now. I want to eat that. I want to run off to Pleasure Island.' It's commedia dell'arte meets Grimm's tales.
John Tiffany
SleepNowWantIslandRunNaughty
When I set out to write crime fiction, I didn't think to myself, 'I'm going to model myself on Agatha Christie' or 'I am going to be a crime writer in the Christie tradition'.
Sophie Hannah
MyselfI AmThinkTraditionCrime
I think documentaries are the greatest way to educate an entire generation that doesn't often look back to learn anything about the history that provided a safe haven for so many of us today.
Steven Spielberg
TodayHistoryThinkGenerationLearn
'The Daily Show' forced me out of my comfort zone.
Ronny Chieng
DailyMeComfort ZoneComfortOut
It is the rank and file - the average woman - for whom the world has opened up so astonishingly.
Mary Augusta Ward
WomanWorldAverageUpRankWhom
Imagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government.
Mikhail Gorbachev
LifeWorkWomenGovernmentSpace
I enjoy hats. And when one has filthy hair, that is a good accessory.
Julia Roberts
GoodHairEnjoyHatsFilthy
I have an enormous sense of having failed in life.
Jonathan Kozol
LifeSenseFailedHavingEnormous
I'm not going for a soft sound. I ain't lookin' for a warm sound. My sound is warm, but I don't need tubes to do it. The Randall RG-100 is the best amp for what I do.
Dimebag Darrell
BestWarmSoundNeedSoftGoing
I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big problems.
Donna Shalala
StepPeopleProblemsThinkSecurity
Here's the problem with talking about who I voted for. If I say I voted for Romney, then everybody's like, 'Of course.' If I say I voted for Obama, everybody's like, 'Of course.' And then I'm no longer the guy you can't figure out.
Brad Paisley
ProblemTalkingYouSayOutHere
These dudes were 30 years old, and they would compete about getting the best chick. That came before their friendships. Some of them treat women like they're objects. I never felt like that.
Brian Welch
WomenBestTreatNeverOldCompete
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