Clive Quotes

I went to Clive Davis' Grammy party and I nearly spontaneously combusted because everyone on my iPod was there! (Leona Lewis)
Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song - or as he says, 'putting some balls into it' - isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did. View quote
Clay Aiken
believe me. Sometimes when life looks to be at its grimmest, there's a light hidden at the heart of things. Clive Barker, Abarat. View quote
Cornelia Funke
I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go. View quote
Sophie Thompson
Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days. View quote
Thomas Haden Church
The British arrived with no intention of conquest: the East India Company had set up trading posts on the western seaboard, and its officers were called on by the native sultans to help with the putting down of rapacious river barons. The parallel with India is exact, and Stamford Raffles is a perfect analogue of Robert Clive. First came trade, then the amateur protective army, finally the flag.... View quote
Anthony Burgess
...I have seen the future of implausible plotting, and his name is Clive Barker. View quote
Clive Barker
My dad was undeniably famous when I was a kid - he was on Wogan and Clive James and the radio every week, but as far as I was concerned he wasn't famous enough. My best friend was Ben Brooke-Taylor. His dad Tim was in The Goodies - that was famous. View quote
Giles Coren
What I like about Clive Is that he is no longer alive. There is a great deal to be said For being dead. View quote
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Clive Barker: It's an excuse to look at my groin. Craig Ferguson: I'm European - I don't need an excuse. View quote
Craig Ferguson
The two real leads in 'Children of Men' are Clive Owen and the social environment. You know, this same movie without the social environment maybe is just like a generic chase movie. (Alfonso Cuaron)
In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the 'Amplified' album. Clive Davis signed me to Arista. View quote
Q-Tip
Another panellist (Clive Anderson) suggested, "Don't give him the oxygen of publicity". "I'm not that happy with him having the oxygen of oxygen, actually," Linda replied. View quote
Linda Smith
The British had the gall to call Robert Clive 'Clive of India' as if he belonged to the country, when all he really did was to ensure that much of the country belonged to him. View quote
Shashi Tharoor
Clive Dunn, as I understand it, retired to the south of Spain, where he worked extensively in watercolours. I don't own any of Clive Dunn's watercolours. I loved him in 'Dad's Army,' loved him. But not enough to actually seek out his watercolour work. View quote
Hugh Laurie
He is about as big as Clive Churchill was when he played and he owns an ugly dog. View quote
Jack Gibson
Robert Clive was a vicious asset-stripper. His statue has no place on Whitehall. Honouring the man once known as Lord Vulture is a testament to British ignorance of our imperial past. View quote
William Dalrymple (historian)