I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn’t have the other $20,000. Ahmet Ertegun Read Quote
The best cookies of all in the world are the ones my daughter Sally makes. They come out all uniform with nice little air holes. Willard Scott Read Quote
When I joined Google, they asked me what title I wanted. I said, ‘What about archduke?’ They said, ‘Well, that didn’t meet our nomenclature. Why don’t you be our Chief Internet Evangelist?’ This was in 2005. Vint Cerf Read Quote
When you’re writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children’s books. Roald Dahl Read Quote
The idea of taking what people call the ‘entertainment culture’ as a focus of study, including historical perspective, is not a bad idea. Neil Postman Read Quote
Beverly Hills is too intimidating. Everyone’s got lovely teeth, so you don’t want to smile. Everyone’s ripped, so you start working out at 4 in the morning and eating egg white omelets. Rob James-Collier Read Quote
I’ve learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that’s why my sound has become a little more pop. Chely Wright Read Quote
Novel writing should never be confused with journalism. Unfortunately, in the case of Primary Colors, a fair number of journalists confused. Joe Klein Read Quote
Jeff Sachs has the Millennium Villages. He spends $2.5 million in one village. It’s an absolutely ridiculous model, because I’ve said that if you gave me $2.5 million, I can train 100 grandmothers, solar electrify 100 villages – 10,000 houses – and save you 100,000 litres of kerosene. Bunker Roy Read Quote