George R. R. Martin Quotes

I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have been an even stronger story if Tolkien had left him dead.

George R. R. Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 20, 1948

Topics

StoryThinkStrongerBackWhiteHim

To sing a duet together means sharing with someone both the pleasure and the responsibility of making music for an audience which is there to feel enjoyment through music.

Andrea Bocelli

MusicResponsibilityTogetherSomeone

If there's a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.

Andrew Cuomo

PeopleIsolationBattleSilver

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why our blood is red.

Andy Goldsworthy

RedStoneBloodWhyReasonContent

I was born with my moustache and, no, I've never been tempted to shave it off. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about my face and, like Gilbert and Sullivan's Katisha, my best feature is my left shoulder-blade.

Robert Winston

TimeBestFaceBornNeverLeft

People forget, most of the times we audition with people who aren't necessarily actors. So it doesn't matter who or what's in front of you: you still have to have the same realism and invested emotions.

Mike Colter

PeopleYouEmotionsForgetMatter

In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.

Josh Billings

AgeOld AgeYouthRunDifficulties

In general, I think it's an advantage politically to keep people guessing.

Jared Polis

PeopleThinkGuessingKeepAdvantage

I'll basically eat anything that a chef puts in front of me. One of the reasons is respect for the chef. I watch chefs eat at other chefs' restaurants, and they're very aware not to leave anything over because the chef is watching very closely. It's a very sincere interaction when two chefs are cooking for one another.

Jon Favreau

RespectCookingMeChefWatching

But when I was doing the KKK I had constant nightmares of being exposed as a Jew and lynched by the Klan.

Jon Ronson

DoingNightmaresBeingKlanConstant

Living in New Zealand, that's something that you'd like to do as an actor, but very rarely do you get an opportunity to get such a good springboard as 'The Hobbit' to help you get international work.

Dean O'Gorman

WorkGoodOpportunityHelpYouNew

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Booker T. Washington

YourselfSomeoneYouLiftWantUp

Before I was going to be an actress, I was going to be a veterinarian! I thought I was one as a child. I was the kid who was like, 'Daddy! I want a kitty! It needs a mommy!' And my dad was such a sucker. Every time I would beg, with tears flying down my face, about how this animal needs love, needs a home. He would cave.

AnnaLynne McCord

LoveHomeTimeAnimalChildTears

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