Jami Attenberg Quotes

As creative people, we should be really conscious of being of service in our work, being as generous as we can.

Jami Attenberg

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If we are going to approach the euro area as a zone with a harsh line in the middle between AAA and non-AAA, between the north and the south, no way are we going to move forward.

Jeroen Dijsselbloem

ForwardWayLineGoingMiddleZone

I have to have the cotton candy shipped in.

Meg White

CandyCottonShipped

I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

Mel Smith

HopeTheatreTelevisionDirectorUp

I should brush my hair more.

Anna Chancellor

HairMoreBrushShould

I've been in three sort of... I mean, I'd say they're groundbreaking series, if only because of the creators. One was 'Max Headroom', another was 'The Larry Sanders Show', and the third was 'Arrested Development'.

Jeffrey Tambor

ThreeSayDevelopmentMeanBeen

Politics is a tough game. But would I change places with a trauma nurse in an emergency ward on a busy Saturday night? No way. There are lots of jobs in the world that are tougher than politics. And politicians and people who've done it need to remember that.

Michael Ignatieff

ChangePoliticsPeopleWorldNight

I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy.

Stephen King

CultureSmartPeopleGunThink

I believe more in the power of drama than in the power of religion.

Tony Harrison

PowerReligionBelieveDramaMore

All I can think is that the owners of Chick-Fil-A have decided they have had enough, that they're just going to focus on selling chicken sandwiches to as many people as they can, and they figure that keeping their views about marriage to themselves is better than having a bunch of angry activists on your doorstep.

Mike Gallagher

MarriageFocusAngryPeopleBetter

Democracy just isn't working any more; without sanity at its heart, it is becoming a most unique and fiendish tyranny.

Michael Leunig

HeartDemocracyTyrannyUniqueMore

Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?

Jonathan Carroll

WomenTimeMenRestComplainingWay

I am aware that most 27-year-old writers do not co-host galas in their hometowns.

Derek Blasberg

I AmAwareMostAmWriters

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