“Well, it's been an interesting career. Since I last appeared on 'Top Of The Pops,' I've been doing about 150 live shows every year. The live shows have always been well received and they consistently worked, it's just the records that haven't been very good.” YearsWellsShowsLastsInterestingCareersRecordsHavensVery GoodPopsConsistently Author:John Otway
“I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?” NeedsI CanRecordsFineTablesVery GoodPlentyRestaurantsGood LifeVery Good Life Author:Huey Lewis
“Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.” BitsRecordsVery GoodBobDylanDisappointing Author:Madeleine Peyroux
“Until House came along I don't think the English made very good dance records, you know, there were very few really good English Rap records, whereas once House came along all of a sudden we started and now I think we probably lead the world, and have overtaken America in dance music.” ThinkingKnowsWorldMadeAmericaHouseRecordsDanceVery GoodRapDance MusicGood Dance Author:Fatboy Slim
“40% of homicides go unsolved. You know, it's not a very good record. And, also, 95% of convictions in America come from plea bargaining, which is often coerced. It's like we have the worst of both worlds. We don't convict the guilty enough, and we coerce the innocent too much.” KnowsWorldEnoughAmericaRecordsToo MuchWorstVery GoodConvictionInnocentGuiltyBargainingHomicideConvictsCoerceGood Records Author:Bill Maher
“There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good - though in the short run, it's difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are far better at generating high fees than they are at generating high returns. In truth, their core competence is salesmanship. Rather than listen to their siren songs, investors - large and small - should instead read Jack Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing.” ShouldLittlesBookRunningSongCoursesDifficultCommonRecordsTalentReturnLuckInvestmentInvestingVery GoodDetermineDuesCoreCommon SenseManagersInvestorsCompetenceFeesSirensAdvisorsSalesmanshipSiren Song Author:Warren Buffett
“The United States does not have a very good record in the Middle East. I think they have the best of intentions but I think the problem is that it's very difficult from Washington, or from Iowa or Nebraska to understand what is happening in this crazy part of the world. In some cases US diplomacy has been somewhat naive.” ThinkingWorldDoeHas BeensStatesProblemDifficultUnitedCasesUnited StatesRecordsCrazyMiddleHappeningsIntentionVery GoodEastMiddle EastDiplomacyNaiveIowaNebraskaGood Records Author:Moshe Arens
“If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.” IfsFirstsWellsLooksBigsChanceRecordsGroupsAchieveAchievementVery GoodCandidatesBig ThingsSmall ThingsGood Chance Author:Edmund Hillary
“The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior.” HumansDoeRaceRecordsBehaviorIntelligentVery GoodHuman RaceGood Records Author:Stephen Hawking
“[Fidel Castro] has a very good [human rights] record.” HumansRecordsRightsVery GoodHuman RightsCastro Author:Oliver Stone