I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything. Use this quote
I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term. Use this quote
The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books. Use this quote
Another thing that's quite different in writing a book as a practicing newspaperman is that if you look at what you've written the next morning and you think you didn't get it quite right, you can fix it. Use this quote
Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus. Use this quote
I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out. Use this quote
I think Bond the character is distinct: He's British, he has a certain code that he lives by, he's incorruptible... he's a classical hero, but he's also fallible. He has inner demons, inner conflicts, and he's a romantic. Use this quote
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in the classical language, and to begin my experiments in writing poetry in the so-called vulgar tongue of the people. Use this quote
I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home. Use this quote
Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. Use this quote
Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast. Use this quote
You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent. Use this quote
If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total. Use this quote
I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge. Use this quote
I really like all music, but mostly Country, older R&B, and the good classic rock. Use this quote
I can remember being home from school with tonsillitis and writing stories in bed to pass the time. Use this quote
You know, you want to be a success. You want people to know who you are. Use this quote
Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought? Use this quote
My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. Use this quote
You can get too bogged down in technology and you can sort of forget what it is you were trying to do. And with the Pet Shop Boys it's primarily about the songs, it's about song writing. Use this quote