Eighth Doctor Quotes

#1. I never believed in pushing my kids. My dad was very unhappy I wasn't going to be a doctor, but I couldn't stand to see the sight of blood. And I wanted to be a lawyer since I was in seventh or eighth grade.

Jerry Reinsdorf

#2. A nonreader is somebody standing there in a blindfold.

John D. MacDonald

#3. I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine.

Michael Franti

#4. All men [are] of one metal, but not in one mold.

John Lyly

#5. It doesn't take any talent to play hard.

Derek Jeter

#6. Actually I'm not that involved in the fan site.

David Prowse

#7. After 'The Sisters Brothers,' I tried to write a contemporary story dealing with an investment adviser in New York City who moves to Paris. I did all this research, but after about a year and any number of pages written, I was bored stiff.

Patrick DeWitt

#8. The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning.

Adam Ferguson

#9. A bad administrator is more concerned with reports than with decisions. He wants the hard record which he can display as an excuse for his errors.

Frank Herbert

#10. Eighth Doctor: I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there.

Matthew Jacobs

#11. She sat still, trying to hush her secret heart.

Margaret Landon