Bess Myerson Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I would like to be the first ambassador to the United States from the United States.
-
Of course, I loved the Spice Girls. I loved Geri and Baby, but who liked Posh Spice? They said I looked like her, and I said: 'That's not cool, that's really mean.'
-
You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
-
Doing voices in animated movies has been one of my dreams. You get to go and act, and you don't have to put on makeup.
-
Outside the walls, among others, is the Soviet Empire. It is malevolent, destructive and expanding. It has swallowed up over half a dozen countries since World War II.
-
I am not ashamed of anything - not my past, not my affairs, not my body, and most definitely not my desire.
-
For a movie, you have to make sure the lyrics are consistent with the rhythm that is given to you. But, at times, during the song's recording, you find out that your words are not appropriate for the track, and so you have to change them.
-
In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.
-
I am in favor of complete freedom of information and of free access to the new communication tools, in particular the Internet.
-
I always like teaser trailers because they don't give too much away, you know? They give just a flavor of what the thing is.
-
I will stand up for a girl who is being harassed or bullied for choosing to wear revealing clothes. I will stand up for that!
-
I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.
-
If somebody has too much stress about their appearance, they can overcome their inferiority complex through surgery.
-
If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.
-
I try and be a little bit chic. I wouldn't wear sweatpants. I wouldn't wear a twinset.
-
The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody.
-
There will come a time when the public will tire of me and let me know it. That's when I retire. But so far, I've continued to grow. I keep pushing myself to improve.
-
I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.
-
It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.
-
Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be.
-
I've never had to do anything I didn't believe in. Sometimes that meant being poor and waitressing a while longer, but I've always stuck with it.
-
In Afghanistan, I was talking to Afghan elders who were world-weary of a lack of sustained attention from their own government and from the international community to stop problems early.
-
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
