Melissa Manchester Quotes

I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.

Melissa Manchester

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• With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.

  

  Daniel Bryan
  • You
  • Expect
  • Ladder

• I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.

  

  Florentijn Hofman
  • Art
  • Funny
  • Inspiration

• Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.

  

  Dan Kaminsky
  • Perfection
  • Got
  • Bitcoin

• I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.

  

  Samantha Barks
  • Money
  • Birthday
  • Bank

• Having a son is not all pleasure.

  

  Yoko Ono
  • Son
  • Pleasure
  • Having

• I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.

  

  Hans Blix
  • Trying
  • War
  • Autumn

• If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.

  

  Lance Armstrong
  • Problem
  • Childhood
  • Obesity

• I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.

  

  Naima Adedapo
  • Song
  • Write

• I was at a book convention, in a cab. On one side of me was Arthur Schlesinger; on the other side was William Manchester - real heavyweights. All they were doing was asking me about Charles Manson. The only thing that enables me not to be bored is the people talking about it - they're so interested.

  

  Vincent Bugliosi
  • People
  • Real
  • Book

• When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.

  

  Larry Ellison
  • Everyone
  • Nuts
  • Be Prepared

• We all live with blinders on. They come with having a personal vantage point.

  

  Victoria Moran
  • Live
  • Point
  • Personal

• There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

  

  H. G. Bissinger
  • Football
  • Head
  • Medical

• Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed.

  

  Victoria Beckham Spice Girls
  • People
  • Day
  • Fashion

• How convenient if you could ring up Harrods and say ‘Please send along two good murderers, will you?’

  

  Agatha Christie
  • Up
  • Good

• It is a maxim deeply ingrafted in that dark system, that no character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks, however false.

  

  Alexander Hamilton
  • Character
  • Dark

• In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time.

  

  Mark Goddard
  • Time
  • Today
  • Lost

• It's really fun to have the spotlight and feel ready for it. Not in a conceited way. But just like, 'Man, I think I'm going to give you what you need.'

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Fun

• I had a sense of mortality since I was a little girl, which has to do with my father, who nearly died eight times in my childhood. He had eight heart attacks.

  

  Mary Steenburgen
  • Heart
  • Father
  • Girl

• From a very early age, my wife and I told our son that there are times and places for everything. I told him, look, when you're in class, you have to be quiet and listen to your teacher, but when you go out to the playground, you can scream and be silly.

  

  Mark Hoppus Blink-182
  • Age
  • Wife
  • Teacher

• You're always going to be more judgmental about your own performance than anyone else.

  

  Ioan Gruffudd
  • You
  • Always
  • Performance

• When a dish really hits a nerve with the American palate, it can really take off across the entire country, facilitated by food vendors' freedom to copy good ideas.

  

  Jennifer 8. Lee
  • Good
  • Country
  • American

• Yeah, I'm kind of fit. And I'm quite careful about my diet.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Kind
  • Fit
  • Diet

• I believe love is always eternal. Even if eternity is only five minutes.

  

  Sandra Cisneros
  • Believe
  • Love
  • Eternity

• I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.

  

  Melissa Manchester
  • People
  • Believe
  • Please