Terry Wogan Quotes

The BBC knew I was successful from early on, but they weren't sure why, and they still aren't sure. What I do has been unconventional from the beginning, so they've never been sure. It just works. It just does.

Terry Wogan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: entertainer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: August 3, 1938 - January 31, 2016

Topics

BeginningEarlyWhyNeverSuccessful

I have been definitely influenced more by Latin American writers than by any other type of writer. They are very close in terms of voice - their humor, their fatalism, their... well, that over-used term 'magical realism.' It's a wonderful term that's just been used so much, we don't know what it means anymore.

Jessica Hagedorn

HumorVoiceAmericanKnowMoreUsed

Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God.

John Hines

GodLongSomethingBecausePreaching

I think that of musicals - especially the big, splashy ones - require an actor that's also part cheerleader, too, and that's really tough to do if it's not something that really grabs you and your heart's not in it.

John Lloyd Young

HeartToughThinkYouActorBig

I am a marked person, and no one who's unmarked is going to understand that. It's very intimidating. I don't even know what my place is anymore. What's my role in society? Who am I, after everybody has branded me?

Amanda Knox

I AmMeSocietyPlacePersonKnow

I think there is a direct correlation between interest shown by a member of Congress on these projects and the progress that is made. I think it gives the Superfund effort some credibility, lets citizens know we are serious about these cleanups.

Rodney Frelinghuysen

ProgressEffortThinkSeriousKnow

The FCC sided with the public and adopted extremely strong net neutrality rules that should be a global model for Internet freedom.

Marvin Ammori

FreedomStrongInternetRulesGlobal

I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.

Mika Brzezinski

MorningWaterColdHotSoundStudio

When I was playing bluegrass, I was living down in West Hollywood - starving.

Chris Hillman

DownLivingHollywoodPlayingWest

The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits.

Clint Eastwood

WarWorldGenerationNowWholeWho

I've been very physical my whole life. I've done a lot of ballet, fencing and karate, and everything.

Ashley Bell

LifeDoneEverythingWholeBeen

Joseph and his mother come from the black kings who were before the white man.

Peter Abrahams

MotherManBlackKingsWhiteCome

I receive emails from readers that both break my heart and give me a profound sense of connection. Several months ago, I received an email from a teacher who told me that 'Legend' was the first book one of her troubled young students had ever read to the end. He cried when he finished it. Stories like that stay with you forever.

Marie Lu

HeartTeacherMeBookEndLegend

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