“..because never in my life have I ever been picked when there was another alternative.” — Jasmine Warga Copy Share Image
In print, people can do anything to you. Everything you do is picked apart. People love it; they're waiting for you to… — Brian May Copy Share Image
My self-publishing adventure led to my work being picked up by a traditional publisher and eventually hitting the bestseller lists. That led… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I don't want to say why I should be picked over somebody. I just want to say why I should be picked… — Jahlil Okafor Copy Share Image
I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never. — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky as far as the things that I've picked, and the way they've worked out. I try to pass… — Seth Green Copy Share Image
I love to sing. I never had any formal training. My mother is a singer, and I picked up listening to her. — Nimrat Kaur Copy Share Image
Offal and offcuts such as head and feet can be picked up for next to nothing, and eating them helps to avoid… — Tristram Stuart Copy Share Image
When I was in college, the first thing we did in acting class was to observe an animal at the zoo and… — Claire Coffee Copy Share Image
And, so, when I picked up the guitar, suddenly, just playing a couple of notes really, really spoke to me. It was… — Slash Copy Share Image
I picked up the guitar very late, in a very pagan way - I didn't know how to play, but I knew… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I made a decision to live outside the city in northern California. My agent said to me, 'Kid, you're going to make… — Mare Winningham Copy Share Image
My mother always kept library books in the house, and one rainy Sunday afternoon - this was before television, and we didn't… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
I worked with Michael Black and Michael Showalter on their show 'Michael and Michael Have Issues.' We did some stuff on that,… — Zak Orth Copy Share Image
I've found that I snack less and concentrate better when I chew on a plastic stirrer - the kind that you get… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
I loved the idea of making history interesting for kids! When Scholastic approached me about 'The 39 Clues', I immediately started going… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Great artists are the ones who have put their entire selves out there to be adored, humiliated, to be picked at, cherished,… — Carmen Ejogo Copy Share Image
That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above,… — Meg White Copy Share Image
I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by… — Nguyen Cao Ky Copy Share Image
My weapon of choice is the nunchuck. I do like the bo as well, which I use, the staff. I'm not so… — Scott Adkins Copy Share Image
My editor picked out the name she wanted. I was either going to be Kim Harrison or Lisa Harrison, because she wanted… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
If I had to wait around for somebody to pick me for lieutenant governor, I never would have been picked. — Mazie Hirono Copy Share Image
I picked Harvard because it was in a big city, and a lot of girls' schools were nearby. And I liked President… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
I obviously think I should always be picked. Every player thinks he's good enough to be playing every week. — Gareth Barry Copy Share Image
Growing up, we didn't have any money - we shopped where you picked your shoes out of a bin. When I was… — Sherri Shepherd Copy Share Image
In 1962 I wrote for 'Jazz News,' using the pseudonym Manfred Manne, which I picked because of a jazz drummer with that… — Manfred Mann Copy Share Image
No one picked on me for my lunch money. Probably because it was the 1980s and no one had lunch money. — Jonathan Rhys Meyers Copy Share Image
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American traditions. I quickly picked it up when I moved to the U.S. from Sweden. — Marcus Samuelsson Copy Share Image
I think there's a tendency to think geeks and nerds are just sweet guys that were picked on, but that hasn't been… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of… — Max Schneider Copy Share Image
If I get picked I get picked. But everyone wants to play for their country. Whatever's in front of me, I'll have… — Andy Carroll Copy Share Image
So many people have told me that 'Wicked' is their first musical ever and that they're hooked for life. I'm like, 'Wow,… — Colin Donnell Copy Share Image
I have an amazing 1930s dress I picked up in Toronto at Cabaret on Queen West. It's a red knee-length tea dress,… — Lindy Booth Copy Share Image
I picked up the bass kind of postpunk-style. There's a real art to not learning how to play an instrument and being… — Kim Gordon Copy Share Image
By now everyone knows that I picked Kentucky, and I am definitely happy with my decision and that it's all finally over. — Nerlens Noel Copy Share Image
It's easier to get an actor when you just ask them to do a day on something rather than have them come… — Allison Jones Copy Share Image
I once did a three-hour interview with Radio Oxford only to be told the microphone hadn't picked me up. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
One role blends into the next role. I mean, there's strange idiosyncrasies from roles that I play that I picked up that… — Jake Gyllenhaal Copy Share Image
