Judith Viorst Quotes
Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.
Quotes to Explore
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I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.
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The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
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There's no person I aspire to be. I'm just doing my own thing and seeing what happens - not looking to something and trying to be that.
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I've been lucky because Hollywood can be harsh and try to pigeonhole you. I've done TV, films, and comedy, done it all... I think I'm spread out evenly among the film community. I've been lucky and keep working with great actors.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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I wake up some mornings hating me too.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone.
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TV is obviously so different from film: because it's a never-ending process, it keeps going; you keep receiving new pages.
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I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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I have a weird vision of relationships because my parents have known each other since second grade, and they got married right out of college.
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I had a lot of fun creating some restaurants with a casual note to it, such as DBGB, for example, where it was about bangers and beers, being a very casual brasserie with very affordable food but very interesting homemade program.
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As a small business owner myself, I talk to so many other business owners who delay seasonal hiring by waiting until the last minute to make their temporary hires.
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I was always singing to myself, but I never ever performed, and I never told anyone I liked to sing. So it was a definitely a new adventure going in to audition for 'Glee.'
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I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.
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My favorite television show has changed throughout the years. I used to think 'Married... With Children' was really funny. But now that I've gotten older, it's 'The Golden Girls,' believe it or not. That shows kills me.
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I am determined that only the deepest love will induce me into matrimony. So... I shall end an old maid, and teach your ten children to embroider cushions and play their instruments very ill.
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Even when I was coming through school, I was a loner and I used to study music and play it and play it, and I was in bands.
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I'd love to open up sessions at a Boys and Girls Club or something where kids can learn nutrition and how to exercise in a fun way. Especially for young guys. I'd love to be an inspiration.
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Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce better children than they produced.
