Robert M. Parker, Jr. Quotes

When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is just gone, and every bit of mental energy is focused on that wine.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 23, 1947

Topics

VisionMeWorldEnergyWineFocused

You do wonder - when you are at 28,000 feet, the height that aeroplanes cruise at, when you are struggling to draw breath and every limb aches - why do I do this?

Jimmy Chin

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I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.

Jennifer Granholm

ChangeEnvironmentConversationMore

I think the important thing now is to have a celebration and then with determination move into our common, shared, different future.

Michael D. Higgins

FutureDeterminationThinkImportant

I don't feel alienated from American culture, but I understand people who do.

John Podhoretz

CulturePeopleAmericanFeelWho

I know this is going to sound very self-serving, and I apologize for it, but if you can write comedy, you can pretty much write anything, because it's the hardest. It's the most technically demanding, the most precisely evaluated form of writing. People know if it works or not. There's a big button marked 'fail,' and that's when nobody laughs.

Steven Moffat

PeopleWritingComedyYouKnow

Being here in the United States, English is not my first language. It's kind of a challenge for me, a big challenge for my family.

Shinsuke Nakamura

FamilyChallengeMeLanguageKind

I'm used to adapting my novels for feature film - it can be challenging to cut and compress three or four hundred pages into two hours of dramatic action.

Tom Perrotta

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I can drink on the job if I want to. I can go on stage with a beer and it's OK. I can say whatever I want. It's a great job to have.

Rodney Carrington

GreatJobBeerI CanGoWant

Not once in six years did I make it to the office by 9 on the dot.

Joseph Barbera

OfficeYearsMakeSixDidOnce

I think he is an extremely accessible character. In Data there is no potential for cruelty.

Brent Spiner

CharacterThinkPotentialDataHe

I have a collective sense of suffering.

Alice Walker

SufferingCollectiveSense

I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a kid of 9 years old - I know I'm dating myself, but - I thought, 'What a cool job!'

Peggy Whitson

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