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“I've never gone into an interview in my life and said that we can't talk about something.”

“I'm not a practicing Catholic now. I didn't like what the church was doing with what Jesus had said, in a way. But I wouldn't say I'm not religious.”

Way Said Jesus Church Religious Catholic

Author:Pete Postlethwaite

“I like to talk while I'm on stage. It makes the show more personal. With that said, it's got to stay within reason or it's annoying.”

Said Reason Shows Stage Annoying

Author:Ron Pope

“A man could spend the rest of his life trying to remember what he shouldn't have said.”

Men Trying Said Remember

Author:Abraham Polonsky

“When I was a teenager, if you'd asked me, I would have said I was in a relationship with New York City. It was my first real love.”

Ifs Firsts Said Real Cities New York Teenager New York City Real Love

Author:Aleksa Palladino

“I'd love to say I made the smart decision of picking projects that became hits, but with 'The Good Wife,' I read the script and something inside me said, 'I love this, I want to do this.'”

Want Made Said Decision Wife Projects Smart Scripts Good Wife Smart Decisions

Author:Archie Panjabi

“My mother wanted to be a teacher when she was young, and my father didn't approve of it, so she fought very hard to become one. And she did it. So when I said I wanted to become an actress, my mother was very supportive. She always said to me, 'There's no such thing as 'can't.”

Said Hard Wanted Young Mother Father Teacher Actresses Supportive

Author:Archie Panjabi

“We didn't name Birdie before she was born. When she came out I said, 'I think we gotta go with Birdie, I think that's her name.'”

Thinking Said Names Born

Author:Busy Philipps

“Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.”

Humans Long Said Would Be Form Son Birth Ugly Queens Fairy Good Sense Once Upon A Time Common Good Uncommon Amiable Human Form

Book:Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know

Source: Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know

“President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself.”

World Want Should Years Said War Country Turns President Democracy Achieve Style Capacity Western Secure Aspiration Realistic Afghanistan President Obama Poorest

Author:David Petraeus

“Gov. Romney said he would veto the Dream Act. Gov. Romney essentially said the 11 million people ought to just go home, they ought to self-deport. President Romney, if he is elected, is not going to fix our immigration system.”

People Ifs Said Self Home Dream President Millions Ought Immigration Romney Veto Dream Act

Author:David Plouffe

“But you know, I'm not 25 anymore, and I have always said musical theater in particular is a young person's game. It requires energy, mentally and physically, to do it.”

Knows Persons Said Young Games Energy Particular Theater Musical Musical Theater

Author:Elaine Paige

“I never consciously said, 'I want to be an actor.' It sounds stupid, but it's kind of like being a painter or something. You don't say, 'From today on I'm going to be a painter.' It's not something conscious - you've just been painting pictures all your life.”

Want Kind Said Today Actors Sound Stupid Painting Conscious Painter Painting A Picture

Author:Franka Potente

“I have always said I will be in politics to serve as best as I can and it will take me wherever it will take me.”

Said I Can Take Me

Author:George Papandreou

“When the Canadian confederation took place in 1867, a lot of people in Quebec said, 'Could we have a referendum?' They said, 'Oh, no. In the British tradition, the Parliament can do anything, excluding changing a man into a woman, and, therefore, no referendum' - and that was that.”

People Men Said Can Do Tradition British They Said Parliament Quebec Referendums Confederation

Author:Jacques Parizeau

“There's something to be said for embracing who you are.”

Said Who You Are

Author:Jeff Probst

“There was only one punch. Tony Blair rang me and he said 'Are you OK?' and I said 'Yes', and he said 'Well, what happened?' and I said 'I was just carrying out your orders. You told us to connect with the electorate, so I did.”

Wells Said Order Happened Blair Electorate

Author:John Prescott

“There's no excuse, it's just an opportunity that presented in a limited way and that happened and as soon as the press rang me I didn't deny it I just said 'that's it' and I had to go home and explain it.”

Way Said Home Opportunity Happened Presses Excuse Deny No Excuses

Author:John Prescott

“One of my officers said to me that Trinidad and Tobago is seen like an ATM card... you come in with the card and you come back out with cash. It cannot happen anymore. It just cannot happen.”

Said Happens Cards Officers Cash Atm Trinidad

Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar

“I've often said in the past that I thought MTV was sort of evil incarnate and signified the beginning of the end. And I don't know if I'm entirely wrong about that, but they did sign my paychecks a year ago, so I guess I'm part of the problem.”

Ifs Knows Years Said Ends Problem Past Evil Years Ago Paychecks Mtv

Author:Martha Plimpton

“These maxims and the art of interpreting them may be said to constitute the premisses of science but I prefer to call them our scientific beliefs. These premisses or beliefs are embodied in a tradition, the tradition of science.”

May Art Said Belief Tradition Maxims Interpreting

Author:Michael Polanyi

“I gotta tell you, right at the top of my list would be taking vitamins. I know that over the years doctors have said they're ridiculous and all that. But I started taking my vitamins at an early age. And I take them every day. Every bloody day! So I think that's number one. For whatever reason, I feel active and pretty good at my age.”

Thinking Knows Feels Years Said Reason Would Be Age Numbers Doctors Active Lists Ridiculous Bloody Vitamins

Author:Regis Philbin

“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.”

People Needs Said Problem Bigs Together Deals Economy Issues Happened Concern Solve Campaigns Barack Ran Big Problems Aisle

Author:Rob Portman

“President Obama has been attacking relentlessly. In 2008 he said that if you're out of fresh ideas you use stale tactics against your opponent - you try and make your opponent unacceptable and that's what he is trying to do.”

Ifs Trying Has Beens Said Ideas Use President Opponents President Obama Tactics Attacking Stale Fresh Ideas

Author:Rob Portman

“I mean, that's a sad day in America when you're recalled because you did what you said you were going to do, and the public voted you in to do that.”

Mean Said America Sad Day

Author:Russell Pearce

“Reviewers said Ghost Country was rich, astonishing and affecting in the way it blended comedy, magic, and a gritty urban realism in a breathtaking ride along Chicago's mean streets.”

Way Mean Said Country Rich Comedy Magic Streets Ghost Chicago Realism Urban Astonishing Reviewers Breathtaking Mean Streets

Author:Sara Paretsky

“I have simply said that there's just a side of me that could not judge anybody singing. It's not who I am. I don't want to be that person.”

Want Persons Said Sides Judging Singing Who I Am Simply Said

Author:Steve Perry

“I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75.”

Ifs Said Remember Purpose Interviews Looking Back Posterity

Author:Zachary Quinto

“I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience.”

Firsts Said I Can Ideas Home Reading Novel Audience Written Crime Dad My Dad Wide Bus Conductor Scots

Author:Ian Rankin

“When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks.”

Said Would Be President Assets Goodwill

Author:Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

“I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said as much in his inaugural address.”

Thinking Said Important Country Fighting President Realizing Steps Drug Trade Corruption Addresses Endeavor Governance Step Up Inaugural Inaugural Address

Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen

“There was a wonderful little short four-year time period when marvelous things happened. It started in 1908, when the Wright brothers flew in Paris, and everybody said, 'Ooh, hey, I can do that.' There's only a few people that have flown in early 1908. In four years, 39 countries had hundreds of airplanes, thousands of pilots.”

“I think there's something to be said for being physical in acting.”

Thinking Said Acting Blackberries Needing Someone

Author:Crystal Reed

“Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame.”

Said Party Boys Standing Shame Albums Rap Solo Spotlight Billboards Great Party

Author:Dee Dee Ramone

“Sometimes you do feel a script that glows in your hand the moment you start reading it. By page four of Shakespeare in Love, I said, 'I have to be in this movie.”

Feels Said Sometimes Moments Hands Reading Four Pages Scripts

Author:Geoffrey Rush

“I was probably a B student in high school, but it wasn't until I got to college that I said, 'Oh! This is what it's all about.' And then I became an A student. I studied journalism in college and that's what really kicked it into high gear for me.”

Said School Students College High School Journalism Gears

Author:Giuliana Rancic

“I wrote for years before I was ever published, and I don't think I could ever stop. That said, I was also a veterinarian before I sold my first book, and I still volunteer my time to help with animal welfare causes. So that is a career I would be happy to return to - while still secretly writing strange stories back in my doctor's office.”

“What the study I chaired actually said was we needed tougher regulation of cash and capital in banks, as credit was too easy. Events proved that right.”

Said Easy Study Events Needed Credit Cash Regulation

Author:John Redwood

“I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'm told it should be good for me, I'll put it down. That said, most of what I read would be considered high-end or good for you, I suppose. But, I also think that reading should be enjoyable.”

Ifs Thinking Should Said Ends Would Be Reading Reader Be Good Enjoyable Dense Masochistic

Author:Josh Radnor

“One of my mother's friends said to me, 'Your ex-boyfriends didn't stand a chance with you and your mother.' And I think I probably was unfair to them because she was the first person and the last person I called about every single thing. Sorry, ex-boyfriends.”

Thinking Firsts Persons Said Lasts Mother Chance Sorry Unfair Exes First Person Ex Boyfriend Your Ex

Author:Lily Rabe

“The best compliment that has ever been given to me was, I was at the airport one day and a guy came in and said, 'Lionel, my wife loves you, the kids love you, my mother-in-law loves you, the family loves you.”

Said Kids Law Mother Guy Given Wife Love You One Day My Wife Compliment Airports In-laws Family Love Mother In Law Kids Love Wives Love

Author:Lionel Richie

“When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said, 'No one's angry. This is just how we communicate.”

Firsts Said House Parent Husband First Time Angry Communicate My Husband

Author:Melissa Rauch

“I was the one that put myself in rehab. I was the one that went to my parents and said, you know, 'I have a problem and I need to take care of it.'”

Knows Needs Said Problem Care Parent Take Care Rehab

Author:Nicole Richie

“I do think there is something to be said for those who have significant experience at state level and have run campaigns or have been deeply involved in grass roots political campaigns and who have actual hands-on experience.”

Thinking Has Beens Said States Hands Running Political Levels Involved Roots Campaigns Significant Grass Political Campaign Hands On Experience Significant Experiences

Author:Roy Romer

“Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome.”

People Ifs World Want Wells Said Opportunity Natural Class Economy Progress China Welcome Aspiration World Class

Author:S. R. Nathan

“People said making clothes inside out was not proper. I disagreed because clothes that are inside out are as beautiful as a cathedral.”

People Said Beautiful Clothes Cathedrals

Author:Sonia Rykiel

“Quite honestly I never had a desire to be an actor. I tell people, I did not choose acting; acting chose me. I never grew up wanting to be an actor. I wanted to play football. In about 9th grade an English teacher told me I had a talent to act. He said I should audition for a performing arts high school so I did on a whim. I got accepted.”

“Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.”

Feels Said Goal Score

Author:Wayne Rooney

“I had a job, I got ill, I left the job to get better, and while I was getting better, I wrote some stories. I sent them to some publishers and the fifth one who replied said they'd take them. Then they went bankrupt. Then that bankrupt publisher got bought by a bigger firm. Story: in the end is the beginning, and in the beginning is the end.”

Said Ends Stories Jobs Left Bigger Ill Firm Get Better Publishers Fifth

Author:Ali Smith

“You never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, "I'm a writer," it would be gone. You wouldn't see anything for miles - even the dust would be running away.”

Ifs Knows Said Would Be Running Gone Miles Dust Running Away

Author:Ali Smith

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