Robert M. Parker, Jr. Quotes

As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over several years.

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I wanted to be a doctor when I was little, so I'm okay with blood and guts.

Jennifer Lawrence

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I learned early on, having known the most handsome, successful, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, don't ever spend too much time looking in the mirror.

Robert Stack

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My ambition from day one in this sport has been to become a world superstar.

Amir Khan

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I am afraid that, like Timon of Athens, I just cannot let go of my friendships.

Spike Milligan

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If you're a writer, you're constantly doubting yourself.

Tom King

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Trying to get my music performed live by bar bands was a self defeating experience. It really just distracted me from what I should've been doing all along, writing and recording.

Tom Scholz

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I think nerves stop you from doing things. Make you stop and maybe make you withdraw. Then there's excitement where you can't wait to do it.

Michael Pena

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I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.

Michael Shannon

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I always thought the name of my first book would be 'The Insecure Chef,' because when I started cooking, I was so nervous.

Chrissy Teigen

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I wasn't that wild about that. I told them basically if they were really going to want to bring back heavy metal to a program on MTV, then they are really going to have to get in touch with what real heavy metal is.

Phil Anselmo

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The question is - did Richard Attenborough have a right to make 'Gandhi?' And did Danny Boyle have a right to make 'Slumdog Millionaire?' Quite honestly, if they didn't have the right to make these films, I had no right to make 'Elizabeth.'

Shekhar Kapur

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