Pretty Quotes
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Did I recognize that there was anger or frustration in the American population? Of course I did. First of all, we had to fight back from the worst recession since the Great Depression, and I can guarantee you if your housing values have crashed and you've lost most of your pension and you've lost your job, you're going to be pretty angry.
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There are so many songs that have become massive hits merely because the video is great, while the song is pretty rubbish. From that point of view, I think I've always preferred to listen to a song rather than look at it.
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It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also.
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I have a pretty good ear.
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I was a pretty heartbroken 13-year-old. That was the year my grandmother died and my parents split up.
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Everyday life is pretty funny and pretty ridiculous and occasionally really great, though not all the time, and that's all part of it.
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I can pretty much justify anything as work if I'm reading the news or whatever.
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My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught creative writing, dabbled in reviewing and journalism, and toiled as a screenwriter.
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I pretty much grew up in Pasadena just like any other kid who grows up in Pasadena.
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I think I have balanced hosting and acting pretty well.
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Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He's great at playing that 'I'm the only one sane in the world' character.
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Movement helps keep me centered. I am a disaster, for instance, at sitting meditation, but I'm pretty decent at walking meditation.
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Rock n' roll is a pretty fun job.
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My parents were pretty cool about letting me listen to whatever I wanted. The only objection might have been playing music too loud.
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I remember as a child listening to comedic musicals and thinking they were a real riot. I had pretty questionable taste in comedy.
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I speak pretty fluent American, though I do so with a strong British accent, and I love America: The scale and the variety of it are astonishing to someone not born there, and I'm convinced that its energy and generosity have somehow rubbed off on me and affected my writing. For the better.
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I think I've always been pretty shameless about seeking out people much smarter and much more experienced than me from the very beginning.
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In February 2003, I signed a three-year contract with MSNBC to host a talk show. Having recently decided not to run again for governor of Minnesota, I was still a pretty hot commodity. The show was originally scheduled for an hour, four nights a week.
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After my father died, we were pretty much wiped out financially as a family, so I decided to give finance a try.
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Red carpets are pretty unpredictable. You can go from one person asking you what you're wearing to the next person asking you about the situation in Haiti. It's the extreme juxtaposition, and some of the questions can throw me!
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You know, once you've stood up to cancer, everything else feels like a pretty easy fight.
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My life is pretty ordinary in so many ways. I live in a town called Plainville. I have the life of an average dad. It feels like I have this secret identity as an author, and it's still very surreal to me.
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Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a veterinarian.
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I enjoy spending time with my family. And when my family's not around, when I'm on the road, a lot of sleep. I get my rest. I understand how important my job is and how important rest is to that job. I'm pretty boring.
