When I arrived, I felt the spotlight shining brightly on me, and I knew the sharks were ready to strike if I did not pan out and prove myself to be the showman and the player the college ranks had labeled me to be. Pete Maravich Read Quote
For America, Britain has never been more than a strategic player, and when it suits them to use us, then there’s been a rapprochement. But if it doesn’t suit them, you’re kicked out the door. In 1860, America was like a big, spoilt teenager trying to get away from its parent. Amanda Foreman Read Quote
When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though. Steve Buscemi Read Quote
My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it’s respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It’s not a sprinter’s approach. It’s more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it. Jason Bateman Read Quote
So often in English fiction, people are either upper-class twits, or else they’re knockabouts, less than human. Justin Cartwright Read Quote
Some talk shows have become so exploitive and tabloid, I wonder if I can believe some of their guests. Where do they find these guests, and why do they deserve air time? Vicki Lawrence Read Quote
My ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’ type attitude might have held me back and made me complacent. Chris Weidman Read Quote
I feel that I’m in good company behind the wheel of the Williams FW08C. It was the first F1 car to be driven by the great Ayrton Senna, and it won the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix. Guy Martin Read Quote
Supporting the entrepreneurial spirit is our best chance for economic progress. Scott Peters Read Quote
