David Benioff Quotes
Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga.
Quotes to Explore
-
I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
-
There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
-
'Cold Case Files' and similar shows do bang up business, which points to a certain thirst for details in the viewership, but it seems like all the news chat shows continue to force the myth that Americans can't stand detail and have no interest in an idea that can't fit on a bumper sticker.
-
To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
-
The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
-
There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
-
I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
-
I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
-
I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
-
Others may make you promises, once again, and then election after election not deliver. We will not do this.
-
Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
-
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
-
Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
-
I do believe that reading can help you understand what you're writing and see what others are doing. But sometimes the desire for more information can act as an inhibitor.
-
Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what it's about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.
-
The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
-
I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods.
-
Well, an actor is an actor is actor, to paraphrase someone or other and the opportunity to work, to have a steady engagement, certainly seemed like an appealing concept to me.
-
When you have an iPad and 75 books on it, it's so easy to go, 'I'm bored, I'm just going to read something else.'
-
It's weird, but Scion is kind of cool. I couldn't drive one because I'd look like one of those McDonald's Happy Meal toys with giant heads sticking out the window.
-
The meat industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars lying to the public about their product. But no amount of false propaganda can sanitize meat. The facts are absolutely clear: Eating meat is bad for human health, catastrophic for the environment, and a living nightmare for animals.
-
You know, we all can do bad, and we all can do good.
-
England is so defined, the class system, your education. I think what was unique about the Canterbury scene.
-
Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga.
