James Thurber Quotes
I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be 48. That's the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40.James Thurber
Quotes to Explore
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I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical.
Barbara Feldon -
Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
Larry Elder -
We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
Damian Lewis -
But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
Walter Salles -
My writing could be the most beautiful or important piece of prose, but it means nothing if it's boring, if people aren't listening or reading. I think transporting someone, putting them in a story for a few hours, taking them out of their worlds, is what I always strive to do.
Victoria Aveyard -
I don't see a superstar out there. I don't see Georges St-Pierre coming back.
Nate Diaz
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
Danica McKellar -
I made a lot of money. I earned a lot of money with CNN and satellite and cable television. And you can't really spend large sums of money, intelligently, on buying things. So I thought the best thing I could do was put some of that money back to work - making an investment in the future of humanity.
Ted Turner -
Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
Zac Efron -
It is typical of women to fester and ferment over disappointments, slights, annoyances, angers, etc.
Laura Schlessinger -
The dove act? I'm still working on it. I don't think it's perfect yet. I got my first pair of doves when I was 14 years old. That was the beginning of the formation of that act. So it's been 24 years now that I've been working on it.
Lance Burton -
I've had a fast track to who I want to be. I know all of my friends are struggling to what to pick in college, and I've been given a fast pass to kick start my future.
Maisie Williams
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Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.
Gavin Newsom -
Originally, when I wrote the song 'The Sensual World' I had used text from the end of 'Ulysses.' When I asked for permission to use the text, I was refused, which was disappointing.
Kate Bush -
Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.
Laura Lang -
Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example.
Dan Buettner -
There's a consequence for everything, and that goes back to the Bible for me.
Taya Kyle -
Knowing that anything can happen at any time, I made sure the people that I love know that.
Maika Monroe
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One of the early lessons that I learned in leadership is that it's the leader's job to always go against the flow.
Dara Khosrowshahi -
Playing the ukulele and singing is a fantastic stress reliever. So is cleaning! Scrubbing away at the dirt helps clear my mind as well.
Kandyse McClure -
I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.
Uta Hagen -
This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it.
Eddie Bernice Johnson -
Whenever I see a taboo, I just think that's something we need to drag screaming out into the light and discuss. Because taboos are where our fears live, and taboos are the things that keep us tiny. Particularly for women.
Caitlin Moran -
I'm 65 and I guess that puts me in with the geriatrics. But if there were fifteen months in every year, I'd only be 48. That's the trouble with us. We number everything. Take women, for example. I think they deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of 28 and 40.
James Thurber