Rob Sheffield Quotes

You'd think if anyone could charm America into caring about the evening news, it would be Katie Couric, the Tri Delt from Virginia who became America's sweetheart on the 'Today' show. But her ratings have been dismal - she comes in last place every week.

Rob Sheffield

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TodayCaringThinkEveningAmerica

There are a lot of ways to make people not like you, but one of the most powerful - if least fair - is to be really, really successful. Nobody resents the guy who just lost his job. But the guy whose Internet start-up made him a billionaire at 25? That's a whole different kettle of envy.

Jeffrey Kluger

JobPeopleInternetPowerfulEnvy

When I compose an album, I don't think about how to adapt it on stage.

Jean-Michel Jarre

ThinkAdaptStageAlbumHowAbout

You have to make mistakes to get better. I used to make a mistake, and I kind of get down on myself. And now I make a mistake, and I go, 'Okay, did you learn from this? Did you stick to the facts, and did you stick with the logic? Did you have the analytics?'

John Schnatter

MyselfMistakesMistakeFactsBetter

I like my ladies lady-ish, feminine so to speak. I love jeans and hoodies, but the idea of being an ultimate tomboy does slightly confuse me.

Tom Felton

LoveMeSpeakJeansTomboyBeing

All my grandchildren bake. On a Saturday, Annabel's boys, Louis and Toby, always bake. Louis makes a chocolate cake, Toby makes banana or lemon drizzle. They're 12 and 10, and they can do it totally on their own. My son's twin girls, Abby and Grace, are 14; they make birthday cakes and like to do it on their own with Mum out of the way.

Mary Berry

BirthdaySonCakeGraceChocolate

The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done.

Mary Frances Berry

TimePeopleSayingYouDoneNeed

Every time you read an interview with a supermodel, they're always like, 'Oh, I was a such nerd.' I resent that a little bit. I was in the A/V club. I used to eat my lunch in a closet.

Moby

TimeLunchYouAlwaysEatClub

Follow sound business trends, not fashion trends.

Janice Dickinson

BusinessFashionTrendsSoundFollow

It is something I recognise in myself. I do eavesdrop. I do people-watch, a lot.

Jon McGregor

MyselfSomethingLotRecognise

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven and compelled by emergency.

Anthony Trollope

ManMindWillEmergencyUpDriven

The difference between working with a man and a woman... is immense.

Sherilyn Fenn

WomanManDifferenceWorkingBetween

Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction.

Guy Verhofstadt

LifeStrengthGreatFireSafetyYou

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