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A cookbook is not like being an author. It's writing down recipes; it's not writing.


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HUGH GRANT Simple. Pared down. Timeless. The ties were never too thick or too thin; the pants were never too fl...
JENNIFER GRANT When medical students focus on helping others, they're able to weather the slings and arrows of ...
ADAM GRANT Productive givers focus on acting in the long-term best interests of others, even if it's not pl...
ADAM GRANT I've driven people mad on films that I've made - I want more takes; I want to try new lines....
HUGH GRANT My instinct was that it was Sidney's childhood in the Bahamas that gave him the fearlessness to ...
LEE GRANT Being a nice person is about courtesy: you're friendly, polite, agreeable, and accommodating. Wh...
ADAM GRANT It's very true that you can be both selfless and selfish at the same time. What we tend towards,...
HUGH GRANT I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choi...
AMY GRANT I've certainly had a bad attitude to my job on many occasions. Not since 'Four Weddings and ...
HUGH GRANT Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.
CARY GRANT I was fat-shamed the other day on a British newspaper. The headline was 'Four Bellies and a Turk...
HUGH GRANT When it comes to Father's Day, I will remember my dad for both being there to nurture me and als...
JENNIFER GRANT People are going to come into your life that need you, and being there for them makes the day worth ...
AMY GRANT My mother was a very sweet soul and a beautiful person, but she had a lot of fear.
JOHN GRANT