Miriam Toews Quotes

There are no windows within the dark house of depression through which to see others, only mirrors.

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• A film is made in somebody's head - out of their determination to do it at all.

  

  D. A. Pennebaker
  • Film
  • Determination
  • Head

• I struggled with being a broke college graduate, and while all my friends were getting career jobs, I was working horrible part-time jobs. That's why now, even when I get tired, I think, 'This is what I asked for.'

  

  J. Cole
  • Time
  • Why
  • Friends

• You can stroke people with words.

  

  F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • People
  • Words
  • You

• I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.

  

  Pablo Sandoval
  • Player
  • Better
  • Win

• I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Life
  • Time
  • Live

• I lost my confidence.

  

  Pat Summitt
  • Lost
  • Confidence

• The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign.

  

  Pat Sajak
  • Important
  • Power
  • Political

• I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Pretty
  • Cool
  • Moonlight

• I've been to location shoots in Mexico before, and everyone ends up getting sick.

  

  Ann Rutherford
  • Up
  • Sick

• I'm thrilled to continue my partnership with U by Kotex for Generation Know while helping to empower girls. I've always been a motivational resource for my younger sisters and hope I can positively impact and inspire other young girls too.

  

  Khloe Kardashian
  • Hope
  • Motivational

• I think the Democratic Party has the chronic problem of appearing to be weak, of not standing and fighting for what it believes in, not fighting for its own.

  

  James Carville
  • Party
  • Fighting

• It is only in the shadows, when some fresh wave, truly original, truly creative, breaks upon the shore, that there will be a rediscovery of the West.

  

  Jacques Barzun

• Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice; or by building expertise in a particular field. However, as they progress, gain broader responsibilities, and grow into leadership roles, they realize that their span of control is too vast to be able to know every answer.

  

  Adena Friedman
  • Women
  • Control
  • Progress

• As I grew up, I became aware that there are people with special needs out there, and I have a real connection with them.

  

  Elena Delle Donne
  • People
  • Up
  • Real

• I can't say I'd like to concentrate on one particular composer. I'm looking forward to doing a variety.

  

  Andris Nelsons

• I can only speak for me... but in my life, I find that, in sobriety, I feel much more, and I have much more depth. I also feel - not to segue, but as being a parent of five kids, I can bring much more to my acting, and so I'm all about anything that gives you more feeling and more depth.

  

  Jeffrey Tambor
  • Life
  • Kids
  • Feeling

• Say what you want about Maroon 5 not making music like the kind found on 'Songs About Jane,' the fact remains that they know how to write a really good pop song that highlights lead singer Adam Levine's falsetto.

  

  Phoebe Robinson
  • Good
  • Music
  • Song

• Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.

  

  Phoebe Robinson
  • Music
  • Fire

• Children ask questions much more than adults do, and you have to wonder if this is something we have that we lose.

  

  Mark Kurlansky
  • Children
  • Wonder

• My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.

  

  Damon Wayans, Jr.
  • Up
  • Pretty
  • Dad

• For people who deal with anxiety or depression or can't be in large social groups cognitively, emotionally, or even physically, phones help bridge the gap.

  

  Mary H.K. Choi
  • People
  • Help
  • Depression

• I always try to find things worth saying, things that are supposed to be said instead of being contrived. I do a ton of writing.

  

  Andy Grammer
  • Writing

• I've played a lot of villains. The villains are always fun because you can just go fractionally bigger than life. It's always a grey area because you don't want to end up mustache-twirling and making them a little false, but you always get to play a little more, whereas the lead guy has to be a little more straight.

  

  Neil Jackson
  • Life
  • Up
  • Fun

• There are no windows within the dark house of depression through which to see others, only mirrors.

  

  Miriam Toews
  • Depression
  • Window
  • Mirrors