Judith Miller Quotes

When you're visiting an antiques fair, turn left once you've passed through the entrance. Everyone else will turn right, which means you can get to the bargains before them.

If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return visit at the end. They may be more inclined to accept your offer, rather than having to pack the piece up and take it home.

'Antiques Roadshow' is my favorite show. Every Monday night I have one hour of appointment television. I get the popcorn out and tell my husband, 'Don't bother me.'

I think when you get interested in antiques, the most frustrating thing is that books don't have enough photos. When you go to a flea market or garage sale, you see lots of things you've never seen before and you have no idea what the price is going to be or should be.

I started buying bits of broken porcelain. I furnished our first flat with pieces of 'junk.' Some of that 'junk' is now worth an awful lot of money. What I was calling 'junk' in the '60s people wouldn't call 'junk' now.

I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.

Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.

I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

I guess I always have been a collector.

I love wandering around the vintage shops.

For me, antiques are a passion.

I know all of the antiques stores in Buenos Aires. I've been in every one of them, picking things out.

The high road and positivity is never the easy way but always the best way.

When you're writing about difficult things and darker issues, it's nice to offer some sort of light at the end of the tunnel. Some sense of hope. Sometimes, the best way to do that is by offering it in the music, so that you can dance your way out of the darkness.

The novelty business is astounding. We can't keep up with it.

There are a lot of weird things you might find in your basement or your attic that may have a lot of value.

My theory on momentum is that the best way to produce it is through small, hard-fought victories that lead to bigger battles and bigger wins. Winning builds momentum.

I collect primarily ceramics but also black-and-white photography and some bits of contemporary.

I love going into junk shops, picking up something that looks like it's got a bit of history to it, then sanding it down and reviving it.

I'm a corporate thug. That's the best way to be.

Actions speak louder than words, and the best way to set an example is to just go out and do a good job.

The best way to minimize disagreement is to make sure that all the stakeholders are in the room.

I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.

I love to sit and watch a bit of 'Cash in the Attic.'

Shepton Mallet have a really big antiques market that my mum always makes me go to.