George Pelecanos Quotes

I'm forever grateful to have had the opportunity to prove myself to my dad. After I took over the diner, the look in my father's eyes went from disappointment to respect.

George Pelecanos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 18, 1957

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It's not good for me to see things while they're being edited. I can be highly critical, so I try to stay away.

Jenny Slate

GoodMeI CanTrySeeThings

The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.

Angela Bassett

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Every day I have many choices to make about who I want to be.

Amanda Lindhout

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I was there for the making of Young Winston, but guns kept going off. I went 'Waaaaah,' and someone said, 'Please get the child off the set.'

Amanda Foreman

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I break up very well. I am a good breaker-upper.

Simon Cowell

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I will make the greatest efforts to seek mutually acceptable interaction between Taiwan and mainland China.

Tsai Ing-wen

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The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.

Tom Cruise

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I sample a little bit of everything - a bit of 'House,' a little bit of 'Prison Break.' I love 'Project Runway;' it's my favorite show!

Michaela Conlin

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It was kind of fun being the headliners.

Lou Gramm

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I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can't have. And I found comedy.

Louie Anderson

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When you're shooting a network television show it inevitably starts airing a few episodes in, and depending on the ratings and the response from the public, you find yourself tweaking your performance or the scripts go in a different direction.

Lizzy Caplan

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Of all my wife's relations I like myself the best.

Joseph Cook

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