George R. R. Martin Quotes

I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.'

George R. R. Martin

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Author Biography

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

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The best ally you can have in breaking up a street fight is a grandmother.

Joe Bob Briggs

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People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can be paralysing.

Andrew Solomon

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No villain thinks of himself as a villain, and that's the approach I always take.

John Lithgow

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My views tend to be centrist. I'm not a big fan of George W., but my politics tend to be more Republican than not.

Jeffrey Skoll

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If I decide to be indecisive, that's my decision.

Roger McGough

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I get nonplussed by all the Fifties retro-revival aesthetic. Would we really want to be in our pinnies in our kitchen weeping? I find the kitchen, housewifey aesthetic repugnant.

Romola Garai

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I love detail, like drawing what's on top of someone's coffee table. Maybe there's a little bowl of butterscotch candies on it, next to the four TV remotes.

Roz Chast

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It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.

Lois Frankel

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Even though I only get a few days off, I do not stop, whether it's getting some stage time at an open mic or flying to L.A. to watch a ton of stand-up shows.

Dolph Ziggler

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I was the singing boy in school.

Desiigner

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Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow.

Dennis Banks

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I think being raised by a single mother put me on the outside, and I would watch my mother's married friends and think, 'Why does she put him down in public?' or, 'Why is he so rude to her?' It seemed to me that there were very few marriages where the couple were genuinely in a supportive, loving partnership.

Cherie Lunghi

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