Michael Korda Quotes

Nobody understood how to use television for his own purposes better than Nixon, despite his poor showing against John F. Kennedy in the televised presidential debate.

Michael Korda

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BetterTelevisionDebateNobodyPoor

Every good picture leaves the painter eager to start again, unsatisfied, inspired by the rich mine in which he is working, hoping for more energy, more vitality, more time - condemned to painting for life.

John French Sloan

LifeGoodTimePaintingStartRich

I'm not very good at thinking, 'This is the thing I should do now to help my career.' I mean, I want to keep my career going, but that's not what draws me to a story.

Andrew Haigh

GoodMeStoryThinkingHelpCareer

Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage.

Amy Grant

GoodMarriageLightYellowLearnGo

Some of the most green people in our lives are our parents and grandparents, who always bought locally and carefully. I remember my grandmother would buy a jar of cream and make it last for a long time. To me, that is just as green as something with an expensive, eco-savvy label on it.

Su-chin Pak

TimeParentsPeopleMeGreenLong

I can do the old hand vibrato just fine, but I like attacking the strings.

Ritchie Blackmore

I CanHandOldStringsFineJust

When you're the voice who represents our music and our family, it's an amazing, and a huge, responsibility. I am able to not only be an ambassador for my own family but for everyone.

Rohan Marley

FamilyMusicResponsibilityI AmYou

Facebook has woven itself into the fabric of our lives and the foundation of the Internet. I think everything will be redefined because people are using their real identities on the Internet.

Ruchi Sanghvi

PeopleFoundationThinkInternet

I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about football - from Pee-Wee on up, my friends would play, and I would never go with them.

Jason Pierre-Paul

MotherFootballMeBasketballHurt

When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.

Joseph Campbell

TransformationThinkingQuitOwnOur

If you want to make idols accessible - which I think Shakespeare should be - then you have to bring a human touch, make it self-effacing and warm.

Joseph Fiennes

ThinkWarmYouWantTouchHuman

I had a period without acting work, and I took a job as a cocktail server. In 'Stick Fly,' my character has to carry a tray, and I knew how to do it because of the job.

Condola Rashad

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I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

Brad Pitt

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