Bryan Clay Quotes

We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.

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• Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.

  

  Dan Bartlett
  • People
  • Time
  • American

• I think I am very hands-on mother. I am very strict, and my daughter keeps telling me, 'You are too hard on me,' and I keep telling her, 'I have to be hard because if I am not hard, you will not learn the lessons that I want you to learn.' I think it is really important to be that way.

  

  Kajol
  • Important
  • Mother
  • Way

• When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.

  

  Flavor Flav
  • People
  • Freedom
  • Police

• When men can no longer be theists, they must, if they are civilized, become humanists.

  

  Walter Lippmann
  • Men
  • Become
  • Civilized

• We know taking care of an infant isn't just women's work - so why should maternity leave be the norm when paternity leave is the exception? There's no question that taking care of and bonding with a new baby is just as important and meaningful for dads as it is for moms.

  

  Randi Weingarten
  • Work
  • Important
  • Women

• Maui reminded me of San Diego: beautiful, but crowded.

  

  Larry Ellison
  • Beautiful
  • Me
  • Crowded

• It's through engagement with the world, and not separation from it, that something with meaning gets produced.

  

  Rachel Kushner
  • World
  • Meaning
  • Engagement

• I've seen people who stink, but the film editor shows them just where they didn't stink. But if you're empty and manipulative on stage, it's clear.

  

  D. B. Sweeney
  • People
  • You
  • Stage

• Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit of a blunt fellow. We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision.

  

  Madeleine Stowe
  • Up
  • Great
  • Character

• The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.

  

  Tavi Gevinson
  • People
  • Done
  • Age

• My biggest asset is that I know how to learn, and that, I believe, will help me in the long run.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • Believe
  • Long
  • Help

• I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

  

  Sam Taylor-Johnson
  • Always
  • Film
  • Go

• I want to produce a country album for a country singer.

  

  Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.
  • Country
  • Want
  • Singer

• I handle screenings and award ceremonies really badly.

  

  Damien Chazelle
  • Really
  • Handle
  • Award

• I wish I'd started having kids sooner so I could have had a few more.

  

  Naomi Watts
  • Kids
  • Wish
  • More

• In retrospect, the most unnerving aspect of being openly gay was that it turned out to be as disappointingly normal as being straight.

  

  Lance Loud
  • Gay
  • Normal
  • Straight

• Idiots. They were losing everything because of their short-sightedness. Maybe they deserved to lose it.

  

  Karl Schroeder

• I like to be who I am.

  

  Hal Holbrook
  • Like

• I grew up in Rome, in actually what I would say was a liberal, open-minded family. My father was an architect and my mother was a teacher of art history, so it was sort of intellectual, and maybe a bit much for me when I was a child.

  

  Frida Giannini
  • Up
  • Family
  • Art

• Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.

  

  Democritus

• We have to lie to ourselves as decathletes and say that we like all ten events.

  

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