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Tom Shales Quotes

By a twist of fate rather than anything approaching journalistic enterprise, I did the last major interview with Johnny Carson.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Fate Interview Anything Twist Last

New-Year's Day arriving, and the ministers, to whom I wrote, remaining silent, I consider their silence as evidence, that they cannot prove what I said not to be from the Lord, and have therefore published as I was directed.

Joanna Southcott

Day Silence Said Silent Prove Lord

Nothing goes further toward a man's liberation than the act of surviving his need for character.

Character Man Nothing Need Surviving

I thought, 'Oh, acting is going to be great - I get to play different parts.' And then these auditions started coming up for terrorist, terrorist, terrorist, and I'm going, 'Whoa, what's this about?'

Great Thought Acting Play Coming Up

I love my children and care greatly for their future. If they decide they just want to loaf around for a bit between the ages of 16 and 25, that's perfectly fine by me. I did it, and I'm doing fine, thanks. Sometimes 'leaving kids to their own devices' is the best thing for them.

Love Future Children Best Me Care

For years, in the wake of Rushdie, I had imagined magical realism to be the last refuge of the non-resident Indian.

Years Magical Realism Last Refuge

I am quite miserable because I'm never satisfied with what I've got. You're always looking for that next high, and that is what I would define as happiness.

Happiness I Am Looking You Never

You can be a control freak only when you have weak people around you.

Ronald Perelman

People Control You Weak Freak Only

My office is basically my phone.

Phone Office Basically

I think the majority of police are really good people and really good at their jobs, but that doesn't change the fact that with any interaction I have with them, I'm viewed as a potential threat.

Change Good Police People Think

I got involved when I was a graduate student at UCLA when UCLA was the first site on the net.

Student First Involved Got Net UCLA

Actually, I think it's interesting that when I put the weight on, I was already with him. I don't know, maybe I felt safe. And he likes me like this. He likes me whatever size I am.

I Am Me Think Interesting Know Size

I'm still a, you know, a silly girl... a big kid.

Girl Silly You Know Kid Big

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