If you're saying something that people don't want to hear or accept, a significant proportion

of them will reply with hostility. Not because they know the facts, or because they have researched it themselves, but because they're so psychologically involved in believing good news that they will oppose it with a reflex.
Jeremy Grantham

I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
Candace Bushnell

Sure I know where the press room is - I just look for where they throw the dog meat.
Martina Navratilova

I love America, it's a much more permissive place.
Amy Winehouse

You look at how many years you have left, and you start to think: 'How many more films do I have in me?'
Alexander Payne

With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.
Christian Marclay

The best part of my carreer is getting to meet so many different people, because I learn so much from everyone.
Miley Cyrus

I don't feel competitive.
Shirley MacLaine

I think we all have a little dark side we keep under wraps.
Fred Savage

I worked with her on the second season of Dark Angel in Vancouver, one of my first real jobs.
Ashley Scott