Jack Cafferty (1942) American journalist
[It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America, Wiley, 9780470144794].
2008
Interview with Paula Nechak (1997)
Context: Some things just come without any real understanding. I don't bother to question it or myself anymore. If you get into a situation like L. A. Confidential, where you can just totally get inside the character, that's a privileged position. Now that I'm more aware of the process I realize it's the position you always want to aim for.
Jack Cafferty (1942) American journalist
[It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America, Wiley, 9780470144794].
2008
“Great balls of fire. Don't bother me anymore, and don't call me sugar.”
Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) American author and journalist
George Wallace (1919–1998) 45th Governor of Alabama
Quoted in "On the Lookout for Lurleen" Life (22 July 1966) by Shana Alexander
1960s
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
As quoted in the essay "To Albert Einstein's Seventieth Birthday" by Arnold Sommerfeld, Albert Einstein : Philosopher-Scientist http://www.worldcat.org/title/albert-einstein-philosopher-scientist/oclc/311439 (1949) edited by Paul A. Schilpp (p. 102). The essay, originally published as "Zum Siebzigsten Geburtstag Albert Einsteins" in Deutsche Beiträge (Eine Zweimonatsschrift) http://www.worldcat.org/title/deutsche-beitrage-eine-zweimonatsschrift/oclc/183334232 Vol. III, No 2, 1949, was translated specifically for the book by Schilpp. <br class="br">1940s <br class="br">Variant: Since others have explained my theory, I can no longer understand it myself.
Julie Andrews (1935) British actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer
The New York Times (14 March 1982)
Henry Kuttner (1915–1958) American author
Source: The Time Axis (1949), Ch. 25 : Return Voyage
Elvis Costello (1954) English singer-songwriter
dig interview (2004)
Context: I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it. And if there's something in it that I can respond to, then there's something that I might be able to use as a composer. There are records of mine that have had smaller audiences and have provoked really drastic responses from people — particularly from critics — who maybe don't have quite enough time to live with the record or accept that a piece has its own integrity.
Frederick Buechner (1926) Poet, novelist, short story writer, theologian
Source: The Magnificent Defeat (1966)