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Christopher Buckley Quotes

When the going gets tough in Washington, presidents appoint 'blue ribbon' commissions.

Christopher Buckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 28, 1952

Topics

Blue Tough Washington Going Ribbon

As a chef, you need to respect your guests and their needs. If they decide that they want to eat certain things and not eat others, if for religious reasons or just decide they don't want to eat certain ingredients, you have to respect that.

Respect Chef You Want Others Need

I do want to keep the Wedgewood Collection in place, intact, and open to the public. Selling it off would be a real tragedy.

Selling Tragedy Place Want Real Off

We have a system of jurisprudence. You are innocent until proven guilty. You have a right to counsel. And you have a right to hospitalization if you are ill. That is our system. And it's what makes this country special and what makes this country great.

Great You Guilty Country Innocent

With writing, I need a lot of time to sit around and do nothing. But now that I have kids, I just don't have that luxury. I have a babysitter for three hours a day, which is how long I have to write.

Time Day Writing Luxury Long Three

Competition's always good, but the biggest thing I like about coach Saban is that he gives everybody the opportunity to play.

Good Opportunity Competition Play He

To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year - except, you know, for Ray Romano .

Work Year You Know Say Want

I just want to tailgate, drink beer, and hang out in the middle of nowhere in a pick-up truck. That's my ideal date.

Beer Truck Want Drink Out Middle

When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.

Interesting Boredom Attention You

I think the qualities I look for in a girl I'd like to be my girlfriend would be the way Lindsay's character is before she becomes a plastic. Very real.

Jonathan Bennett

Girl Character Think Look Way She

Accounting does not make corporate earnings or balance sheets more volatile. Accounting just increases the transparency of volatility in earnings.

Balance Accounting Transparency More

But by us doing a lot on the road, we were able to afford things like videos on the tours, cartoons that we'd open up the shows with. We were doing that way back when and now it's the hippest thing to do. We're just coming back around, I guess trying to play catch-up.

Road Doing Trying Back Play Way

My understanding is, the fans are so ravenous in Canada, they gnaw on the stars.

William Shatner

Stars Understanding Canada Fans Gnaw

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