Penny Marshall Quotes
My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.
Penny Marshall
Quotes to Explore
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Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth, and every other man has a right to knock him down for it. Martyrdom is the test.
Samuel Johnson
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I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.
Jack Klugman
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Story and plot, not historical facts, are the engine of a novel, but I was committed to working through the grain of actual history and coming to something, an overall effect, which approximated truth.
Rachel Kushner
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I'm inspired every time I see a role I'd like to play, an actor turn in a well crafted performance, a story I'd like to tell, direct or produce.
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
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Dismissals of poetry are nothing new. It's easy to dismiss poetry if one has not read much of it.
Natasha Trethewey
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I have spent a lot of time in the art world, and I guess I do listen to how people speak. I'm interested in what they say and how they say it.
Rachel Kushner
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As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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It dawned on me, the enormity of my situation. I was, in fact, the catalyst for it all. That feeling has stayed with me ever since.
Lonnie Donegan
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a king can only work with his best tools.
T. H. White
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You have to be ready to receive help, whether that be through a book, a therapist or counselor, or a doctor of some kind. That willingness can lead you through a door to the other side, and that's where healing can truly begin.
Gabrielle Bernstein
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When defeated ask yourself what mistakes invited the attack. This kind of positive thinking any fighter must possess.
Wong Shun Leung
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My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.
Penny Marshall