Ms. Rice was a bad national security adviser and a bad secretary of state. She was on the wrong side of some of the administration's biggest internal policy fights. She had a tendency to flip-flop when it came to the president's core priorities, and her political misjudgment more than once cost Mr. Bush dearly.

Bret Stephens

I am just your everyday, average girl. I live by the beach. I wear flip flops. I don't wear make-up. I go to the gym.

A. J. Cook

After 'Socha Na Tha' flopped, nobody wanted to work with me. I became very bitter and angry. So now when the industry and the audience accept me, I feel more empowered.

Abhay Deol

I realized that I need to protect my films because the director will move on, the producer will move on too, but as an actor I will be considered a flop if things will not work.

Abhay Deol

If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.

Abhishek Bachchan

I had flops, I had success.

Agnes Varda

When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I bought his contract for $2,500.

Ahmet Ertegun

The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops. That includes the Irving Berlins and the Hoagy Carmichaels, the Harold Arlens, Cole Porter.

Ahmet Ertegun

I think I have stopped being nervous about the outcome of a film. The five consecutive flops in 1997 and the five consecutive hits in 1999 have mellowed me in many ways.

Ajith Kumar

Personal questions, or accusations about delivering flops or not doing good films end up being accusatory sessions where I have to defend myself. That's why I prefer not to do interviews.

Akshaye Khanna

You write a hit the same way you write a flop.

Alan Jay Lerner

I always felt great about what I wrote for 'Newsies,' but 'Newsies' was a total flop.

Alan Menken

Here in L.A., people really open their houses in an easy way, nothing too complicated. You can go in your flip-flops.

Alessandro Michele

I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.

Alfie Allen

People will watch your film only if it's good. Another star's flop won't make your film a hit. So my race is with myself.

Allu Arjun

I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.

America Ferrera

I'm one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That's a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don't come from a wealthy background, so I'd be left with no choice. I'd have to go back into banking!

Amish Tripathi

Unfortunately in Bollywood, if your film is a flop, your acting is considered flop too.

Amit Sadh

Of course, there are benefits to having prosthetics. I can make myself as tall as I want. I can wear flip-flops in the snow if I wanted to. There's benefits.

Amy Purdy

It's quite unbelievable that Charlie Crist is getting away with this reinvention of himself - this rewriting of history for blatantly political purposes. Other than his gender, the guy has flip-flopped on everything, and I don't put that past him either.

Ana Navarro

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

Andre Maurois