Candice Millard Quotes

More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.

Candice Millard

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I live a fantastic life. Why should I complain about awards?

Viola Davis

LifeLiveWhyAwardsComplainAbout

There was a rumour that I was buying Gibson. It circulated around the Internet... And I just go, 'How well off do you think I am?' I play blues-rock for a living. It's like a vow of poverty.

Joe Bonamassa

I AmThinkInternetPovertyYouGo

'Socialize' means we turn more of our personal powers over to Big Brother, not free enterprise.

Robert Kiyosaki

BrotherFreePersonalMoreTurnBig

My mom was a diabetic. Her sister was a diabetic, so I was already a candidate.

Angie Stone

MomSisterHerCandidateDiabetic

The Emmy should be an ensemble award, too. I kept howling at everyone else's performances.

Jeffrey Tambor

AwardEveryoneShouldElseEnsemble

The Korean War has also show quite clearly that in a major conflict manpower is as important as horsepower.

Aly Khan

WarConflictImportantClearlyShow

I've always felt that Donald Trump was a Dickensian character because he is so ridiculous. With his hair and his arrogance, he is certainly Dickensian in his absurdity.

Miriam Margolyes

CharacterHairArroganceDonald Trump

The environment in a writer's room, I've really come to feel, should be some form of democracy.

Jason Katims

DemocracyFeelEnvironmentRoomCome

For too long, the system has been biased in favor of oil and gas developers: sweetheart lease deals, generous subsidies and a regulatory process so slanted in favor of Big Oil that often permit reviews are simply waived.

Chellie Pingree

ProcessLongOilSystemBigBeen

The irony of the Supreme Court hearing on these cases last week and of the outright hostility that the Court has displayed against religion in recent years is that above the head of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a concrete display of the Ten Commandments.

Cliff Stearns

JusticeReligionWeekIronyConcrete

In a sense I feel very much a part of the cinema now in a way where when I come back to the theater now I feel like a visitor. The cinema is really what I enjoy. I want to do more independent movies.

Brian Cox

FeelEnjoyBackCinemaWantMovies

Fundraising is very, very time-consuming.

Arlen Specter

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