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Barbara Amiel Quotes

I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity of travelling across this country and enduring all the classic situations that go with talking to people.

Barbara Amiel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: british
Birth: December 4, 1940

Topics

Opportunity People Enough Talking Go

Some comedians love their characters. I don't fall in love with mine. In fact, I get tired of them very fast. You have to be willing to throw it all away.

John Belushi

Love Tired You Fall Fast Comedians

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

John Davidson

Me Singing Connection Important Well

I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I'm not sure who that is, but they really work hard.

Mattie Stepanek

Work God Me Work Hard Angel Think

You basically have to be willing to devote your life to journalism if you want to break in. Treat it like it's medical school or law school.

Michael Hastings

Life Medical School Law Treat You

There are thousands of people outside the O2 queuing up to see people like Skepta and JME.

Stormzy

People Outside See Up Like

The public has been sold a bill of goods about the free market being a panacea for mankind.

Tom Scholz

Free Mankind Market Been Free Market

The reason I'm a writer is to understand other people and myself more. The reason I'm a writer is to dramatize stories about human beings so that it improves my life. So that's a very selfish thing.

Mike O'Malley

Life Myself People Selfish My Life

I don't accept the argument of people like David Horowitz that the government should impose some sort of predetermined political balance on academic research.

Juan Cole

Balance Government People Research

I never used to sleep much. I think we all go through a bit of a time like that where we rage about. If we don't, I don't think you've ever really lived.

Diane Cilento

Time Sleep Think You Go Never

I just want to be able to keep my house and pay for my son's school tuition in Los Angeles.

Diablo Cody

Son School House Los Angeles Want

Window treatments are like a nice suit - you want them to fit and the tailoring to be just right.

Bobby Berk

Window You Nice Want Right Suit

I don't support gay marriage, but I also don't support a constitutional amendment banning it. However, I do support same sex unions that would give gay couples all the rights, privileges and protections of marriage.

Bob Casey, Jr.

Marriage Support Sex Gay Unions