Eudora Welty Quotes
At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've had the experience of having a book praised but then it doesn't sell. Or not praised but then it sells.
-
'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
-
I love people, and the hustle.
-
Conflict is very much a state of mind. If you're not in that state of mind, it doesn't bother you.
-
I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
-
It's the way you ride the trail that counts.
-
I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
-
Money is a kind of poetry.
-
Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life.
-
What I do is I do my job.
-
If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
-
Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
-
I like 'Glee' a lot. It's kind of like my guilty pleasure.
-
Never must the existence or the essence of man as a whole be made a stake in the hazards of action.
-
Oil is like a wild animal. Whoever captures it has it.
-
The last thing we need is women on TV hating each other.
-
If you think about my filmography, I have never done a movie that a kid could go see, except for 'Iron Giant,' and I'm not even on the screen.
-
I was on the improv team in high school, and after I graduated, I joined an improv company that had been established 10 years prior to me getting there. They did longform improv, and I fell in love with it. It's acting, character creation, collaborative, artistic expression and comedy - and it's scary. It was a big rush.
-
I heard that someone asked Mother Teresa what was most important in her work. I thought she'd say the Rosary but she said, 'My nuns and I take very good care of ourselves so we can tend to the lepers and do whatever we need to assist.' If you're strong, or at least not hurting, you can inspire others.
-
He who seeks for methods without having a definite problem in mind seeks in the most part in vain.
-
The point of writing my name to you is that I see who you are, you see who I am... and that's what it's about.
-
At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.
