Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Simon Cowell

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked Simon Cowell. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. “If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.” How well do you swim?

2. “I think he knows how to articulate something that people are entertained by and still be true to the message he's trying to send, ... very aware of himself.” How self aware do you think you are?

3. “If you've got a big mouth and you're controversial, you're going to get attention.” Who has a big mouth that you like?

4. “I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.” Do you believe in political correctness?

5. “I find Paula patronizing. It's as simple as that. Paula is more damaging than I am to these contestants because a lot of people just shouldn't be singing for a living.” Do you ever patronize people?

6. “Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.” Do you or someone you know strive constantly to be perfect?

7. “I never want to hear that song again. I cannot stand it. I'm allergic to it.” What song are you totally sick of and why?

8. “I like the fact that they're cocky now from the age of four.” How old were you when you got cocky? What changed to make you so?

9. “And there's more open hostility among them because the competition is so intense.” When you compete with someone, have you ever gotten hostile?

10. “Why are you having a normal conversation with him? This is a dairy farmer dressed as a woman.” Do you talk differently to someone because of the way that they are dressed?

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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Aretha

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked Aretha Franklin. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. "Trying to grow up is hurting, you know. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.” Do you think you always learn from your mistakes?

2. “I might be just twenty-six, but I'm an old woman in disguise... twenty-six goin'on sixty-five.” Have you ever felt that you were either older or younger, for your age at that time?

3. “I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.” Have you had trouble losing weight?

4. "Being a singer is a natural gift." Do you have any natural gifts?

5. "I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music." What the most "wholesome" rock artist that you like?

6. "I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is." Are you a realist?

7. "No one loves a party more than I. I am a people person." Do you like to party or are you more of a homebody?

8. "I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone." Do you feel the need to share your burdens?

9. "I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage." Do you know the lady next door? (yes, you can pick either side.)

10. "I never felt inferior or less than. I was blessed to grow up in a environment where self-worth was underscored." Do you ever feel inferior?

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

John Lennon

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked John Lennon. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. “Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak.” Who was the last celebrity that you thought was bright until you saw them interviewed?

2. “Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.” Do you get upset and do you think you're being lazy when you do nothing?

3. “If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal.” Do you think that the U.S. and our wars seem to just ignore our history?

4. "I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people." Do you feel you conform just to fit in?

5. "Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." Do you feel that you at times do not enjoy the moment because you are worried about what comes next?

6. "The more real you get, the more unreal everything else is." Does it seem that when you learn more about yourself, that others' opinions of you are more likely to seem stupid?

7. "A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality." Do you feel that when you share beliefs with someone, there is more likelihood in accomplish a goal?

8. "God is a concept by which we measure our pain." How religious or spiritual are you? Or how cynical are you? (Pick your question.)

9. "Before Elvis there was nothing." Do you think as rock 'n roll history is concerned, that Elvis had that big an impact?

10. "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that."
Do you feel after what has happened on Wall Street and our financial institutions, that his quote is more relevant today?

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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Taylor Swift

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked Taylor Swift. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. "I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me." Do you believe people can truly change?

2. "People haven't always been there for me but music always has." Do you have people in your life you could always count on?

3. "I’m intimidated by the fear of being average." Do you think there is anything wrong with being average?

4. "Never believe anyone who says you don't deserve what you want." Do you believe you deserve everything you want?

5. " I have to believe in fairy tales and I have to believe in love." Do you believe in fairy tale love?

6. " I wouldn't want to date a pushover who would let me make all the plans and have all the control." Do you believe in sharing the control in your relationships?

7. "Sometimes [finding new friends] is the best thing about dating. I've met so many friends through guys that I've dated. And now, the guys are gone but the girls are still around." Did you ever make a close friend from someone that you've dated?

8. "But there are a lot of rumors out there that you just have to ignore." Has anyone ever spread something malicious about you?

9. "I set goals that are just a little bit out of reach, but not totally out of reach." How do you go about setting your goals?

10. " I remember seeing girls crying in the bathroom every Monday about what they did at a party that weekend. I never wanted to be that girl." Have you ever done something at a party that you've ever regretted?

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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Brad Pitt

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked Brad Pitt. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. "I've got a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.” Do you ever have a hard time with morals?

2. “Being married means I can [break wind] and eat ice cream in bed.” Do you eat in bed? If yes, what?

3. “I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'we saw your movie'. 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?” What was the last movie you hated and why?

4. “We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home.” Did you make 'a plan' the first time you made love or did it just happen?

5. “You must lose everything in order to gain anything.” Have you ever felt that you lost it all? If yes, explain.

6. “We did a little training in the beginning, ... But again, these guys aren't supposed to be skilled fighters.” When were you last time that you were in a fight (physical or not)?

7. “My week consists ... five days out of the seven I've got at least three cars of paparazzi on me that I've got to either lose or whatever.” Have you ever been stalked?

8. “I mean, that's the modified self-help version of the psychology, I guess.” Do you believe in 'self help' for problems, or do you prefer therapy?

9. “Fame is a bitch, man.” Do you agree that fame is lousy or would you love to give it a try? Why?

10. “I have always been somebody that really wants to be married. And I don't know if that's just so I can do it differently than my parents did and prove marriage does work.” Do you believe in forever, as in 'love forever'?

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

George Clooney

Hi and welcome to our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great! Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked George Clooney. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

1. "I grew up in the world of bad television, on my dad's sets and then as a young schmuck on dating shows and so on." What is your all time worst TV show and why?

2. "I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything." Where do you get advice?

3. "Run for office? No. I've slept with too many women, I've done too many drugs, and I've been to too many parties." What celebrity do you think could make a run for office?

4. "The only failure is not to try." Tell us about a recent failure.

5. "After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy." If you have kids, tell us about them. If not, would you want them?

6. "You have only a short period of time in your life to make your mark, and I'm there now." Have you made your mark yet?

7. "I don't believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It's a mean thing, life." Do you believe in happy endings?

8. "I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?'" Have you ever felt that way?

9. "I'd think, 'In a relationship, we should never have this kind of fight.' Then, instead of figuring out how to make it work, I looked for a way to get out of it. The truth is, you shouldn't be married if you're that kind of person." Have you ever left a relationship that you later regretted?

10. "I'm the flavor of the month." What celebrity is your flavor of the month?

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

George W. Bush

Hi and welcome to our test run of our brand new Wednesday Wickedness. We are like other memes in that we will ask you ten questions each and every Wednesday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a famous person and pick ten of their quotes. Each of our questions will be based on the quotes. Got it? Great Let's begin this week's meme!

Today we picked former president George W. Bush. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!

Wednesday Wickedness: George W. Bush

1. "A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it." Is your house run more like a dictatorship or a democracy?"

2. "America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life." Are you likely to forgive a transgression and give someone a second chance?

3. "Do I think faith will be an important part of being a good president? Yes, I do." Is faith a big part of your life?

4. "The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States." Do you feel your job (or your S/O's if you work at home) is safe?

5. "I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman." Do you believe in gay marriage?

6. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." Do you think the current U.S. wars will lead to a more peaceful world?

7. "I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun." At what age would you allow your child to shoot a gun?

8. "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." Do you live on a tight budget?

9. "Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."" Do you like people with swagger?

10. "The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free." Is this how you view it?

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