Quotes About Author

'Boardwalk' has kind of exposed me to a different demographic. And it upped my skills in terms of the speed with which I can prep a scene, and I'm excited to apply that.

When I was 13 or 14, I took this speed-reading course. A lot of the things you do in speed reading you shouldn't do to a good author, but I've been reading really fast ever since.

The speed of the TV stuff vs. the self-imposed pace of novel writing has been a big adjustment, and going back and forth often feels like whiplash.

It will be a priority for me to ensure the smooth and speedy implementation of defence deals and projects.

The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can't even spell. I don't even have a high school diploma. I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper.

I like signing books for a living; I do. But you have no idea the panic that sets in. I am not a very good speller. Put me in a stresser situation, and I lose all capacity to recall how to spell the most simple names.

I have horrible handwriting, horrible spelling and horrible grammar.

The hottest trash-disco star in the world: Ke$ha! She has a lot in common with Kiss, actually, even spelling her name with a dollar sign the way Gene Simmons probably always wanted to.

I really like grammar. And spelling. I was a spelling-bee kid. I'm hard-core about grammar.

It sounds deeply shallow, but for brief spells every member of the public can be fascinating.

I'm a big fan of the PlayStation, so I spend quite a bit of time doing that.

When I have no appointments, I spend the day in pajamas and go to the dog park in pajamas. I'm very casual.

My only extravagance in life is my sailboat. I'm bonkers about that, but other than that, I don't spend money on myself.

I live in Paris, yet Monaco, where I spend a lot of time, holds a very special place in my heart.

Spending more time with my colleagues outside the Capitol helps build bipartisan relationships.

You've got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.

We laugh at liberals who declare that their favorite spending programs should be exempt because the spending is for a noble cause.

Coolidge believed that government officials who tell themselves that spending benefits the economy delude themselves and the citizens. Government budgets promote human freedom.

The anti-New Deal line is wrong as a matter of economics. F.D.R.'s spending programs did help the economy and created millions of new jobs.

I don't think anyone's pushing for spending limits in the campaign.

I'm against spending money to record.

If we're going to make sure that we get our legislation right... we need to actually be spending time with Hoosiers.

That Shaw is the most egotistical thing! He hogged the camera and spent more time with the hairdresser and the makeup man than any actor on the lot!

I spent most of this afternoon writing a new introduction for my autobiography.