Art Quote by Gerhard Richter

It's rare in satirical comedy not just to be cynical.

— Josh Widdicombe

The most impersonal seeming audiences eventually just say such intimate, smart, wise, amazing, totally surprising, funny things. It's empowering, in the sense of feeling…

— Gloria Steinem

The writing I tend to think of as 'good' is good because it's mysterious.

— Aimee Bender

What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes…

— Patti Smith

To me, it's about good work, a good story, and tastefully done. There's so many stigmas - oh, you're on the small screen or…

— Keshia Knight Pulliam

Once people start to realize the consistency of quality that is coming, they'll start to open up their minds a little more and say,…

— J.H. Wyman

I think there's something quite interesting about the almost tragic quality of a lot of overwrought prose, because it has a much more self-conscious…

— China Mieville

Our line of work is very cynical, and a lot of it is driven by cynicism, cruelty, and meanness. It's easier to believe the…

— Shawn Michaels

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

I think of myself as writing realist American fiction. 'Cynical but hopeful' wouldn't be the worst thing I've ever been called.

— Walter Kirn

I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and…

— Ewan McGregor

If you just tell the story of what the storys about, then it sparks curiosity, but I think it also arouses suspicion, as you…

— Gerard Butler