Gail Collins
Related NOAM CHOMSKY So the tough questions that have been asked of Sarah Palin thus far just have been about the fact th... DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ STERLING K. BROWN DEE DEE MYERS My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfa... JOKO BECK GEORGE TAKEI RICHARD WIDMARK ELIZABETH GASKELL CHANNING TATUM MANDY MOORE She's 32, and she has three children. She loves to be pregnant but she doesn't want anymore ... CHERYL TIEGS STEVEN WRIGHT TINA BROWN When I go, if there's a tombstone it will say, She doesn't give in. She doesn't give up.... DORIS ROBERTS AVRIL LAVIGNE She didn't leave any written instructions. She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other... MICHAEL SCHIAVO I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is go... TERESA HEINZ I did photograph Angelina Jolie up in Vancouver when she was making 'Life Or Something Like It&#... DOUGLAS KIRKLAND MARIA BAMFORD A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't. FLANN O'BRIEN JERRY LEWIS Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love h... MAGGIE CAREY What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta... ROBERT DUVALL SUSANNA CLARKE Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her. GAVYN DAVIES I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is go... TERESA HEINZ SHARON STONE I didn't see my character, Core, as a cannibal but as somebody who is extremely passionate and w... BEATRICE DALLE DOUG FLUTIE I want Maggie Gyllenhaal. I don't know why. I don't think she necessarily looks like me or a... DIABLO CODY OSCAR WILDE OSCAR WILDE ROZONDA THOMAS DAVID SEDARIS PETER USTINOV As far as I know, Vera Miles had a terrible time with Hitchcock, and she wanted to get out of the co... TIPPI HEDREN GIGI HADID DOLLY PARTON NICKI MINAJ Every girl has days when she doesn't like her appearance, but it's when you feel happy in yo... HANNAH TOINTON DIERKS BENTLEY I used to sit near Marilyn Monroe in the Actor's Studio. She'd get dressed up because that w... DORIS ROBERTS ODETTE ANNABLE PAUL MOONEY POPPY DELEVINGNE SALMA HAYEK I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here. VIJAY SINGH CORY MONTEITH I knew she was from Australia and I knew that is where she started but I didn't know if she was ... WAYNE COYNE MARK MCKINNON ELIZABETH WURTZEL We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn... HANOI HANNAH DIANE KRUGER TOM ROBBINS When Nandita expressed a desire to write about me, I couldn't stop her because she's my wife... OM PURI ANN COULTER SUE GRAFTON My mother is a very strange woman... She doesn't understand me in the least and doesn't love... EGON SCHIELE KARIN SLAUGHTER I don't know that I have any role models now that are fixed. Definitely my mom - she's the c... LARISA OLEYNIK Why are you staring at my boobs? My face is up here,” Trudy exclaims.STEPHANIE HALE Men don't know enough about being courteous toward women. You should get into a cab before a wom... THOM BROWNE ERMA BOMBECK I have had enough of the sexist treatment of Sarah Palin... I call upon the McCain campaign to stop ... CAMPBELL BROWN LAUREN BACALL KARIN SLAUGHTER ANGELINA JOLIE ANN NOCENTI It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-e... ELLEN MUTH SUMMER GLAU LONI ANDERSON A woman and a dress, very often, fight against each other because they are not at the same place. So... SONIA RYKIEL I love Natalie Portman. She worked when she was younger, and she's so talented and private. She ... HILARY DUFF SALMA HAYEK LORETTA YOUNG I remember when I was younger. Dad's agent came round, and I asked if she would represent me. Sh... ELEANOR TOMLINSON I played Liddy Dole last year and met her as well. From the artful way she phrased it, I still don&#... ANA GASTEYER I don't look at her like she's a bad girl. She just misunderstood sometime, she's a litt... AIDA TURTURRO My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptis... CURTIS JACKSON ARIANA GRANDE In the teahouses one could hear the most absurd stories, such as how a in a certain place a huge spi... LAO SHE During my childhood I didn't need to hear stories about evil ogres eating children and so forth; the... LAO SHE JAYNE MEADOWS DEMETRI MARTIN JUDY SHEINDLIN JESSIE WARE GLOZELL MARLO THOMAS There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but al... KRISTEN BELL KEVIN HART She is a starter and a sophomore, but acts like an upperclassman on the field. She acts like a leade... CARRIE BARKER NICOLLE WALLACE Millie desperately wants to be president but never wins the election. Ginger Breadhouse who is Mis... BILL STOKES GIGI HADID TYLER PERRY KARISMA KAPOOR TIG NOTARO I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she i... ZOLA JESUS I am going to marry Fantasia. She just doesn't know it yet. MICHAEL SCOTT I have criticisms of Ronald Reagan, but he lives in another universe from the kind of political thea... EUGENE JARECKI
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GAIL CARRIGER GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL TSUKIYAMA I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing t... GAIL SIMMONS I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's superv... GAIL SIMMONS I would not say I'm an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I... GAIL SIMMONS First and foremost, you have to remember that restaurants are businesses and they have to stay in bu... GAIL SIMMONS Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together. GAIL SIMMONS There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that though... GAIL SIMMONS A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finis... GAIL SIMMONS I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'To... GAIL SIMMONS I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars... GAIL SIMMONS Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food... GAIL SIMMONS You don't get second chances in the real world. GAIL SIMMONS I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. Fo... GAIL SIMMONS Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill. GAIL SIMMONS Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors sh... GAIL SIMMONS I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that... GAIL SIMMONS I am a glutton for a beautiful hotel. I am so easily smitten by high thread counts. GAIL SIMMONS Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night. GAIL SIMMONS I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have... GAIL SIMMONS It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, b... GAIL SIMMONS I sit at this really weird crossroads. My job requires me to take in calories. I take care of myself... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY I do tend to overdo everything. GAIL PORTER You can go to the doctor a million times if you're feeling down, and get nowhere, but if you go ... GAIL PORTER I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't. GAIL PORTER I read everything and anything. I love books. GAIL PORTER Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato. GAIL PORTER I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 sea... GAIL PORTER My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family. GAIL PORTER I don't believe in God. GAIL PORTER The more I read about feeding times, sleep times and waking-up times, the more inadequate and misera... GAIL PORTER Every day I do something that freaks me out. GAIL PORTER I know a lot of celebrity types go for Kabbalah and Scientology. But why pay 10 per cent of your ear... GAIL PORTER I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop... GAIL PORTER I try to cope with everything through humor. GAIL PORTER People say, what is she thinking? I'm thinking: fun; cash; travel. GAIL PORTER Mmm, I love Yoda. I didn't like Jar Jar Binks though, he was all wrong. GAIL PORTER Scotland is the best place in the whole world. GAIL PORTER I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing. GAIL PORTER So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really... GAIL PORTER GAIL PARENT GAIL PARENT GAIL PARENT I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to d... GAIL O'GRADY The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.' GAIL O'GRADY GAIL GODWIN GAIL GODWIN GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Paras... GAIL CARRIGER As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores... GAIL CARRIGER Occasionally, if I am very confident in the establishment, I'll risk an egg salad on Dutch crunc... GAIL CARRIGER My absolute favorite food of all time is alpaca. GAIL CARRIGER I pretty much will do anything for a laugh. GAIL CARRIGER At least half my writing time is spent researching. So for every hour I'm actually clicking on t... GAIL CARRIGER To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that's because I l... GAIL CARRIGER I get really flowery and verbose in my adult books, but I don't think I dumb down my Y.A. It'... GAIL CARRIGER I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there does... GAIL CARRIGER Most of the names in my books have secondary meaning. Sometimes they foreshadow; sometimes they tell... GAIL CARRIGER As a field archeologist, one usually has to specialize in a particular part of the world or specific... GAIL CARRIGER I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and ... GAIL CARRIGER I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. ... GAIL CARRIGER Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to ... GAIL CARRIGER Smoke machines are the best! GAIL CARRIGER I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. ... GAIL CARRIGER GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL HAMILTON GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL HAMILTON GAIL GODWIN GAIL GODWIN GAIL PARENT GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL DEVERS GAIL GODWIN GAIL PARENT GAIL DEVERS I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL DEVERS I love The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, an Auberge Property in Bluffton, South Carolina. It's a specta... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL KELLY Patience is the secret to good food. GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY I will not compare myself with others, nor them with me. I will appreciate myself and others for wha... GAIL BLANKE GAIL GODWIN GAIL SHEEHY
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