Sarnoff Mednick Quotes & Sayings

The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics. — Psy

I've learned a lot with every character, everything from being a cop, to a lawyer to a tattoo artist. And underneath that stuff, I've been really able to find myself through the characters. It's served as a cheap form of emotional therapy. — Sarah Shahi

After Bush was elected in 2004 - please note that I didn't say 're-elected' - and I was walking around in my befuzzed state of confusion and low-grade depression, I set out more or systematically to read writers who'd grappled with that fundamental question of what America is, why it is the way it is. — Ben Fountain

I didn't get my nap today. Wouldn't do for someone to piss me off. — Stephanie McAfee

When sunlight does to the surface of water, music does to the spirit. — Marty Rubin

New affairs were exciting but they
were also hard work. The first kiss, the first fuck had some drama. People were interesting at first. Then later, slowly but surely, all the flaws and madness would manifest themselves. I would become less and less to them; they would mean less and less to me. — Charles Bukowski

What's important is being attentive. Staying calm, being alert to things around you. — Haruki Murakami

Once again the historian who wishes to understand this difficult period must try to read between the lines. It — Donald Kagan

If you're so hell-bent on placing blame, I suggest you look in the mirror. — Maria Semple

Of course we all know that's not how life works. The novel that is our life can end at any time. Sometimes even on page one. — Junot Diaz

In general the cows were milked as they presented themselves, without fancy or choice. But certain cows will show a fondness for a particular pair of hands, sometimes carrying this predilection so far as to refuse to stand at all except to their favourite, the pail of a stranger being unceremoniously kicked over. — Thomas Hardy

. . . It's me?"
"Of course it's you. — Kiera Cass

My heart goes out to DJs who are governed entirely by playlists. Being allowed the freedom of choice, that - for me - is what makes radio special. — David Rodigan

Success is achieved twice. Once in the mind and the second time in the real world. — Azim Premji

We do not worry about being respected in towns through which we pass. But if we are going to remain in one for a certain time, we do worry. How long does this time have to be? — Blaise Pascal