George R. R. Martin Quotes

Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

George R. R. Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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My agents usually get a breakdown of all the projects that are out there. When I got 'Divergent,' they hadn't finished the script. They knew they wanted the leader of the Dauntless to have a certain demeanor and energy. They had me read a short monologue, and I got the part.

Mekhi Phifer

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'Serial Mom' tested really well when we finally got with the right audience. But they would go to some shopping mall in a deep, deep suburban L.A. neighborhood where they knew people would hate, and they just wanted to spend money to prove that people wouldn't like it. The movie was not a success when it came out.

John Waters

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Still to this day, I am deeply satisfied when watching a guitar player who is connected with their art and instrument. GuitarTV helps you tap into that connection, and to each other.

Steve Vai

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Celebrity despicability is a precious thing.

Rob Sheffield

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The biggest inspiration I had was to take norteno soul music and fuse it with Mexican music. It was my great big idea to do that.

Ry Cooder

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I think, being a kid, you always think about being a movie star. And then as I got older, I started thinking about just the work.

Milo Ventimiglia

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Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing, They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.

Louis Kronenberger

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Sing your heart out and write the best song you possible can.

Jon Pardi

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I think that there are more opportunities for young women in America than there are in Tanzania. But I also think there are many of the same problems.

Chelsea Clinton

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A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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I had worked for George Bush as a speechwriter, and I read a lot of White House memoirs. They all have two themes: 'It Wasn't My Fault' and 'It Would Have Been Much Worse if I Hadn't Been There.'

Christopher Buckley

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We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.

William Gilbert

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