If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would not have given them to such a scoundrel. – Jonathan Swift
The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write. – J. B. Priestley
If Shakespeare had to go on an author tour to promote Romeo and Juliet, he never would have written Macbeth. – Joyce Brothers
I would love to be an historian. I’m a bit of a history geek and love books and programmes on the subject. – Greg Rutherford
I respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren’t an entertainer. – Jessica Simpson
If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks. – Jimmy Wales
I’m not a writer’s writer. I’m not a craftsman. I could be, and that would be a one-book-a-year operation. – James Patterson
My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have. – Irwin Shaw
A lot of Woody Guthrie’s songs were taken from other songs. He would rework the melody and lyrics, and all of a sudden it was a Woody Guthrie song. – John Mellencamp
I would bring the government back to what it was intended to be – a plain economical government. – James K. Polk
Honestly, I have a tendency to date dorks. Which means that a lot of times, I date guys that no one else would deem to be a hunk. – Ivanka Trump
I set out very calculatedly to become known. The only thing I maybe miscalculated was how easy it would be. – Jim Valvano
