Grace Jones Quotes

I loved all those classic figures from the '30s and '40s... Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Rita Hayworth. They had such glamour and style. I loved the movies of those times too - so much attention paid to details, lights, clothing, the way the studios would develop talent.

Grace Jones

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: model
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: May 19, 1948

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Washington is paralyzed by extreme political rhetoric that creates powerful sound bites but poor policy.

John Delaney

PoliticalPowerfulWashingtonPoor

I started acting in junior high. I was in 'Guys and Dolls.' I was Stanley Kowalski. In my head, before coming to Hollywood, I thought, 'I can play anything.'

Maz Jobrani

ThoughtActingI CanPlayHollywood

There are some who think that the government is limited in how many corruption cases it can bring against Wall Street, because juries can't understand the complexity of the financial schemes involved. But in 'U.S.A. v. Carollo,' that turned out not to be true.

Matt Taibbi

GovernmentThinkFinancialCorruption

Why is UCLA and Georgia Tech in China to play a basketball game? Missing all that school, and then force-feeding their fans the idea of 'student-athletes.'

Jeff Van Gundy

SchoolBasketballGamePlayWhy

I like a spirituality with a God that knows how to drive a car, that knows how to take his girl to the dance club, dance all night, have a little drink, kiss the kid when they come back in and go to sleep. God doesn't need a chauffeur - he needs to drive himself.

Jeff Buckley

CarGirlGodDanceSleepKiss

I'm not very ambitious at all.

Amy Winehouse

AmbitiousVery

I have had some pretty wild nights! I think the media keeps a very close eye on what people are up to these days. I was out with George Clooney a few nights ago and we had a great time.

Tom Jones

GreatTimePeopleEyeThinkMedia

I've always had the ambition to win a lot of trophies.

Riyad Mahrez

AmbitionWinAlwaysTrophiesHad

My constant battle is putting aside time wasters, and I have to watch out for procrastination. Staying on the path of something you're trying to create has much to do with having confidence in yourself and in your capacity to realize the things you want out of life.

Ruby Dee

LifeConfidencePathTimeYourself

You can see my guns at my apartment. The safe room is a special place... It's good to have a safe room in your house. It's storm-proof; we've got food, store supplies, all kinds of stuff.

Luke Scott

GoodFoodYouHousePlaceSpecial

When I'm writing songs, I write visually. When I'm writing the words down and I listen to the melody and the lyrics, I start seeing the video form. And if I can get through a song and from the beginning to the end have the whole video in my mind, I think that's a great song.

Christian Kane

GreatBeginningWordsMindStart

'Disruption' is, at its core, a really powerful idea. Everyone hijacks the idea to do whatever they want now. It's the same way people hijacked the word 'paradigm' to justify lame things they're trying to sell to mankind.

Clayton M. Christensen

PeopleTryingPowerfulNowWantWay

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