Let’s put aside the politics and trust the people. Let’s embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard and difficult decisions, knowing that we’re doing it to make things better for the people of Illinois. Rod Blagojevich Read Quote
I think that a really good agent should be able to get the right publisher, which the agent has already figured out, get as much money as she can from that publisher, and make a deal, rather than have the amount of money determine the sale. That’s what the best agents do. Jonathan Galassi Read Quote
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. Gary Ryan Blair Read Quote
My first record was made in Termonfeckin, which is a small town on the north-east coast of Ireland. I had been in London, but it didn’t click. So, at home, I didn’t think about making something, just whether something could be made. There was no grand plan. James Vincent McMorrow Read Quote
One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is ‘to be prepared’. Dan Quayle Read Quote
I don’t know what makes a marriage work. My husband and I don’t have it right at all; it’s very tough on him. From the outside it looks like it’s all about me – I have a glorious career and he doesn’t. Emily Watson Read Quote
I won’t work on anyone’s else’s script. I won’t write for anyone else. I write my own stuff and make that when the time is right. Martin McDonagh Read Quote
My children are not royal; they just happen to have the Queen for their aunt. Princess Margaret Read Quote
