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Richard Cohen Quotes

It's all right with me if Roman Polanski is freed by the Swiss authorities who have detained him at the request of the United States - if first I get a chance to bust him one in the mouth.

Richard Cohen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 6, 1941

Topics

Me Chance Mouth First Right Him

There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.

Joe Elliott

Rock Out Along Songs Making Until

You have to have talent to some extent - I certainly hope I have talent - but you have to have luck as well. Once you get that first shot, that will get you noticed for the rest of your books and that will give the rest of your books a better chance.

Robert Jordan

Hope Talent Luck Chance Rest Better

Don't let the opinions of the average man sway you. Dream, and he thinks you're crazy. Succeed, and he thinks you're lucky. Acquire wealth, and he thinks you're greedy. Pay no attention. He simply doesn't understand.

Robert G. Allen

Man Crazy Succeed Attention You

When I was growing up, my father would not allow me to get a perm, so I straightened my hair for special occasions.

Angela Robinson

Father Me Growing Up Hair Growing

But with comedy it's a simple premise. If it's funny, people laugh. If it's not, they don't.

Steve Coogan

Funny Simple People Laugh Comedy

So many people grew up with challenges, as I did. There weren't always happy things happening to me or around me. But when you look at the core of goodness within yourself - at the optimism and hope - you realize it comes from the environment you grew up in.

Sonia Sotomayor

Hope Yourself Optimism Happy People

It's important to have frank discussions about what the other wants. To be in a relationship that is like a little lifetime, that's a challenge.

Trudie Styler

Relationship Challenge Important Like

I never owned a pair of blue jeans until I met my second wife.

Roger Stone

Wife Blue Never Jeans Blue Jeans

I earned two Emmy nominations for writing, and two of the shows I had written were nominated for best in their category.

Rita Mae Brown

Best Writing Two Earned Category

While the U.S. government is unlikely to ever limit the number of football games, plenty of parents are refusing to let their children play the sport due to the risk of head injuries.

Mary Pilon

Children Football Government Parents

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their interest.

Jules Renard

Happy Others Interest Even Advise

Whether or not you welcome it, moving house requires you to make choices about the past as you move into the future. What of all of your bits of stuff is truly valued? What should be left behind?

Julia Gillard

Future Past Welcome Moving Choices