I’m always the interrogator. When I was an actor in rep, I always played sinister parts. The directors always said, ‘If there’s a nasty man about, cast Harold Pinter.’ – Harold Pinter
At a time when we have much work to do to address our Nation’s critical infrastructure, and, as I said, which is currently in dire need of upgrade and repair, this legislation is also a jobs bill and is obviously a jobs creator. – Howard Coble
Someone once asked, ‘What’s your best pickup line?’ I said, ‘My best pickup line is, ‘Hi, my name is Hugh Hefner.’ – Hugh Hefner
I like to think that we’ve got a plan, so let’s stick to it. That said, once we’ve stuck to it, we’re allowed as much improvisation as anyone cares to indulge themselves in. – Guy Ritchie
Hell is paved with great granite blocks hewn from the hearts of those who said, I can do no other. – Heywood Broun
It was said of old Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, that she never puts dots over her I s, to save ink. – Horace Walpole
It may be said that poems are in one way like icebergs: only about a third of their bulk appears above the surface of the page. – Howard Nemerov
I named myself Flash many years ago, as I loved the cartoon. Then my own fans said that I should call myself ‘Grandmaster,’ because of the way I operate turntables. I put the two together and that was it. – Grandmaster Flash
When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live. – Harriet Ann Jacobs
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I’ve written 29 damn plays. Isn’t that enough? – Harold Pinter
They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, ‘There is nothing here to play!’ I really like getting into the meat of a role. – Geraldine Page
The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its real being consists in what is said in it. – Hans-Georg Gadamer
It could fairly be said that the U.S. is increasingly out of step with the rest of the world. As our neighbors to the south elect left-wing or even socialist governments, we are lurching further to the right. As Europe becomes less engaged to the Church, we are becoming more fundamentalist. – Graydon Carter
I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be left alone.’ There is all the difference. – Greta Garbo
This particular nurse said, Cancer cells are those which have forgotten how to die. I was so struck by this statement. – Harold Pinter
There have been so many people who have said to me, ‘You can’t do that,’ but I’ve had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach. – Halle Berry
I’m the only P.M. of which that can be said – ‘His legislation was never declared invalid in the High Court.’ – Gough Whitlam
It’s been said that I am the most widely read writer of the 20th century. The number of books I’ve sold runs into untold millions. – Howard Fast
They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn’t understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned. – George Woodcock
What I’ve said repeatedly is, ‘I think the auto industry is a very important industry.’ – Henry Paulson
In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I’m keeping a chart. – Hillary Clinton
It could fairly be said that America, during the Bush years, has entered an Age of Denial – arguably the first stage of a nation’s decline. – Graydon Carter
I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers; what I said was all saloonkeepers are Democrats. – Horace Greeley
A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried. – Garson Kanin
Some said he shouldn’t save Detroit. But President Obama made the tough and right call to save more than a million American jobs in an important, iconic industry. – Harry Reid
You know, Willie Wonka said it best: we are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams. – Herb Brooks
Robert Frost had always said you mustn’t think of the last line first, or it’s only a fake poem, not a real one. I’m inclined to agree. – Howard Nemerov