George R. R. Martin Quotes
Many writers will get a contract by selling chapters and outlines or something like that. I wrote the entire novel, and when it was all finished, I would give it to my agent and say, 'Well, here's a novel; sell it if you can.' And they would do that, and it was good because I never had anyone looking over my shoulder.George R. R. Martin
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
Ted Cruz -
If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
Ed Harris -
I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
Parker Posey -
Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.
Dana Hussein -
For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Saint Ignatius -
I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
Malcolm Turnbull
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
R. D. Laing -
I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.
Damon Albarn Blur -
I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
Idris Elba -
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.
P. J. O'Rourke -
I believe nobody is stronger than the state. So the state would be strong, and we have to work altogether to make the strength of the state.
Najib Mikati -
There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.
Maggie Smith
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A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.
Adam Draper -
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
Sam Rayburn -
You learn to control every aspect of your muscles, your face, your toes, your fingernails. And that is how you tell a story, through movement.
Karlie Kloss -
My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.
Imtiaz Ali -
I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
Natalia Kills -
If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
Jack Kingston
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Secrets don't stay secrets very long, even when journalists decide to censor themselves.
Jill Abramson -
I object to the hegemony of form in contemporary architecture. We have very advanced technological tools, but ultimately, we create buildings exactly like we used to before: We send the drawings to an engineer and let him struggle with figuring out how to build it.
Neri Oxman -
Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
Action scenes are not that different from other scenes.
Clive Owen -
I can't remember life before I was an actor. In fact, I was an actor before I knew what it was to be an actor.
Kellie Martin -
Many writers will get a contract by selling chapters and outlines or something like that. I wrote the entire novel, and when it was all finished, I would give it to my agent and say, 'Well, here's a novel; sell it if you can.' And they would do that, and it was good because I never had anyone looking over my shoulder.
George R. R. Martin