Fiona Barton Quotes

When you are a journalist, you are always looking for the next story. It might come from a phone call from a contact or an unanswered question you spot in someone else's article.

Fiona Barton

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LookingStorySomeoneYouPhone Call

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

Women tear each other apart.

Megan Fox

WomenOtherApartEachTear

I would never be one to critique the announcers when I watched games. I try to watch the play and listen to the broadcasters and what they are pointing out. I was never one to say this one was good or bad.

John Madden

GoodBadPlaySayTryNever

I went home one night and told my dad that an older kid was picking on me. My Dad, a Korean War vet and a Chicago cop for 30 years, told me, 'You better pick up a brick and hit him in the head.' That's when I thought, 'Wow, I'm going to have to start dealing with things in a different way.'

Steve Wilkos

HomeWarMeNightStartBetter

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

Shirley Knight

YouPlaceActKansas

I enjoy watching competitive people. You watch 'em come and you watch 'em go, and how they try to be the best. How they handle when they're not. How they handle when they are. How they get along together on the court.

Tom Heinsohn

BestTogetherPeopleEnjoyYouGo

The thing about 'Next to Normal' is that it really is an ensemble piece for six actors. They are all asked to do very important things in the show, and I think all six are equal in terms of telling the story.

Tom Kitt

StoryThinkImportantEqualNormal

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

Roger Babson

SuccessFailureWiseMindFinalNor

I want the people to be able to see me and be able to see a great performance.

Deontay Wilder

GreatPeopleMePerformanceWant

I really feel better about aging at the age of 86 than I did at 70.

Donald Hall

AgeAgingBetterFeelThanDid

My search is always to find ways to chronicle, to share and to document stories about people, just everyday people. Stories that offer transformation, that lean into transcendence, but that are never sentimental, that never look away from the darkest things about us.

Chris Abani

PeopleTransformationSearchLook

My parents wanted me to have an honorable profession and not to be a jester.

Philippe Petit

ParentsMeHonorableProfession

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