Tom Shales Quotes

You don't hear TV cops griping because they have to enforce some Draconian law that shouldn't be on the books in the first place, or lamenting vindictive excesses in sentencing. Hollywood, supposedly a frothing cauldron of liberalism, has always been conservative on crime.

Tom Shales

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 3, 1948

Topics

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One of the things that happens to you if you write about restaurants - one of the reasons restaurant critics are the real heroes - is that whenever anyone has a grievance about any aspect of the business, they tell you about it.

John Lanchester

BusinessRestaurantYouWriteHeroes

The rapid growth in many of our suburbs has spawned a booming construction industry eager to hire low wage immigrants who gladly fill these jobs, many of them happy to be paid in cash, free of federal and state taxes.

Spencer Bachus

GrowthHappyConstructionFreeTaxes

I don't know what kind of God the rest of y'all are serving, but the God I serve says, 'Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I'm gonna make sure you're doing that.'

Mary J. Blige

GodRestDoingYearYouKnow

A lot of people who wrote for 'Sex and the City' have gone to write about marriage and motherhood.

Liz Tuccillo

MarriagePeopleCityMotherhoodSex

I was an artist, I was executive producer on my first album, so I've always had to manage both. I couldn't get a record deal. It wasn't by choice - I couldn't get a record deal, so I had to figure it out.

Jay-Z

ArtistChoiceFirstAlwaysOutGet

I'm not good with sci-fi stuff. I'll be in it, as long as I can see what I'm dealing with and know it's fake. As soon as I watch it on TV, though, my brain registers it as 'Everything's real!'

Chelan Simmons

GoodBrainFakeLongI CanKnow

Part of the reason I wanted to write a novel was that in fiction I could do something that's difficult to do in real life, which is to dwell on the stark details of the experience without really needing to create that narrative of redemption.

Christina Baker Kline

LifeExperienceDetailsCreateDwell

I adore my houses - they're my refuge - but I detest more and more Saint-Tropez where it's impossible to live: invaded by tourists, social evenings, all of which I avoid and which terrorises me.

Brigitte Bardot

LiveMeImpossibleMoreSocial

I take a very long time to write my books - from five to ten years.

Svetlana Alexievich

TimeLongTen YearsLong TimeWrite

If somebody tells me I'm famous I say, 'I'm not.' I can't see myself as famous and I don't think I'll ever call myself famous. I definitely don't feel famous.

Shayne Ward

MyselfMeThinkFamousFeelSay

At the end of the day, when I step in that cage, I'm there to fight for my name. It's not about money; it's not about who's gonna win or lose. It's about me winning. That's all that matters.

Tito Ortiz

MoneyDayFightStepMeWin

Ever since I felt the baby kick, it's such an amazing feeling, and it's really allowed me to embrace it. Once you feel this movement inside, it's just a whole different experience, so I love it now. It was tough at the beginning, but I'm past all that, and I love it now.

Kim Kardashian

LoveExperienceBeginningPastBaby

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