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I believe life is about balance. My mom was brilliant, yet manipulative. Beautiful, but had more voices in her head than the… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
There's always been that theory that if a candidate can't run a decent campaign, he probably can't run a decent presidency. That… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
At the time, my 6-year-old kept thinking my character's name was "Sam Alone," which is kind of brilliant. The funny came out… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
No matter how brilliant, amusing or intelligent the creek of abstraction, Dadaism, Minimalism and Conceptualism of the 20th century was, it didn't… — Mark Kostabi Copy Share Image
Rodrigo Garcia is a brilliant writer. He just loves women. It is evident. When you are in the presence of him you… — Naomi Watts Copy Share Image
People complain of the unequal distribution of wealth [but it is a far greater] injustice that any one man should have the… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
John Carmack, who has become interested in focusing on things other than game development at id, has resigned from the studio. John’s… — Tim Willits Copy Share Image
My kind of nightmare quote is from Deborah Tolman, who does research on girls and desire and is, I think, brilliant. She… — Peggy Orenstein Copy Share Image
For some time, Scotland's greatest exports to England have included whisky and Scottish MPs. Or, in the case of Charles Kennedy, both.… — Rory Bremner Copy Share Image
I like to watch people. For example, people at the airport... What is interesting about them is that they dont know what… — Karen Black Copy Share Image
In fiction, I have been on a Zweig kick. In England over December, I noticed that many British newspapers' year-end recommenders were… — Sylvia Brownrigg Copy Share Image
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it… — Jack London Copy Share Image
I was 12 and I remember everything. I mean, I had done two films before that. The first was actually with Amy… — Saoirse Ronan Copy Share Image
The lovely thing is, if Marvel had a Spider-Man movie over at Sony or something, they own the rights to the character,… — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
The red carpet stuff is brilliant because it's so fun. In terms of exposure, I think it's something that you can never… — George Sampson Copy Share Image
I admire Tom Ades: he's a brilliant conductor, and he gets just the right hard, brilliant sound from the City of Birmingham… — Charles Hazlewood Copy Share Image
It's a bloody shame that all the video stores have gone, I'll tell you. Everything's so mechanical now. It's all so if-you-liked-this-then-you'll-like-this.… — Alexandra Cassavetes Copy Share Image
India was a sensation. It was remarkable to see all those parrots flying about, the brilliant foliage and the brilliant sky. It… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. It's the cross pollination of… — Pierce Brosnan Copy Share Image
There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great… — Ian McDiarmid Copy Share Image
If a person has never given writing a try, they assume that a brilliant idea is hard to come by. But really,… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
[Property] is a brilliant, chillingly revelatory piece of fiction, a work of craft, economy and such good merciless observation-one of those rare,… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who - all of a… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
It's no use to decide what's going to happen unless you have the courage of your convictions. Many a brilliant idea has… — Amadeo Giannini Copy Share Image
They [Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg] thought of this brilliant pot, or whatever, movie [Pineapple Express], an action movie and I guess… — Seth Rogen Copy Share Image
If I had to give up my life for anything, it would have to have the resilience of hope, the elation of… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work… — David Gower Copy Share Image
I thought Willy Wonka was brilliant. He had all kinds of candy. Who doesn't like chocolate and candies? Everybody wanted a Gobstopper.… — Martellus Bennett Copy Share Image
The evolution of our spirit is blazed on the dark background of eternity by our individual wakes. Every person can, if he/she… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Without earnestness no man is ever great, or does really great things. He may be the cleverest of men; he may be… — Peter Bayne Copy Share Image
The good pupils are often brilliant, and they keep you on your toes and take you to the limits of your knowledge.… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is… — Cameron Mackintosh Copy Share Image
The French constitute the most brilliant and the most dangerous nation in Europe and the best qualified in turn to become an… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
Aristotle may be regarded as the cultural barometer of Western history. Whenever his influence dominated the scene, it paved the way for… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I… — Gina McKee Copy Share Image
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I give Bill Gates an A for vision because, as a business person and a strategist, he's brilliant. His flaw is that… — Mitch Kapor Copy Share Image