Jennifer Grant Quotes

My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

Jennifer Grant

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 26, 1966

Topics

FatherSonChanceNameGeneration

The best of pop in our country is among the best of the arts that we do. And Britain does the arts as well as, and sometimes better than, anybody else on the planet.

Melvyn Bragg

BestBetterCountrySometimesPlanet

Writing the past is never a neutral act. Writing always asks the past to justify itself, to give its reasons... provided we can live with the reasons. What we want is a narrative, not a log; a tale, not a trial. This is why most people write memoirs using the conventions not of history, but of fiction.

Andre Aciman

LiveHistoryPastPeopleWriting

I've always shopped on the sale rack, and I've always been the girl flipping through the hangers trying to find the best deal.

Meghan Markle

GirlBestTryingFindAlwaysBeen

I basically don't do that well with children, although my sister says I'm a great aunt.

Ann B. Davis

ChildrenGreatSisterAuntWell

I've come to the conclusion that everybody should marry, including me.

Anna May Wong

MeConclusionComeEverybodyMarry

A man from a primitive culture who sees an automobile might guess that it was powered by the wind or by an antelope hidden under the car, but when he opens up the hood and sees the engine he immediately realizes that it was designed.

Michael Behe

CarCultureManWindHoodHidden

You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances.

John Wells

YouComplicatedDifficultWonderful

The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.

Stephen Covey

CommunityResponsibilityAmericaAny

The best fiction is geared towards conflict. We learn most about our characters through tension, when they are put up against insurmountable obstacles. This is true in real life.

Sufjan Stevens

LifeBestConflictObstaclesLearn

I know one author whose royalty income has been halved from £34,000 a year to £16,000.

Tony Bradman

RoyaltyYearKnowIncomeBeenWhose

I like to drink to suit my location.

Tom Jones

DrinkLocationSuitLike

I've always felt like a foreigner wherever I've lived. I don't feel much towards my Italian or Scottish roots, although I do cook the pasta at home.

Tom Conti

HomeRootsFeelPastaAlwaysLived

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