Dan Povenmire Quotes

Our rule is: If it makes the parent laugh, and the kid asks why, that can't be an uncomfortable conversation.

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• I like snakes. I like hummingbirds. There's nothing on earth I don't like. Frogs. Salamanders. The bunnies, the giraffes, the hippopotamuses.

  

  Ted Turner
  • Earth
  • Like
  • Nothing

• The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.

  

  Rainn Wilson
  • Important
  • Create
  • Sacred

• It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.

  

  Ed O'Brien Radiohead
  • Country
  • Found
  • Fantastic

• I adore Quentin Tarantino. The 'Kill Bill' series is my favorite.

  

  Madison Davenport
  • Favorite
  • Series
  • Adore

• I was a 'Glee' fan before I joined the show! Since my background is musical theater, it was exciting to see a TV show that incorporated music so much and in such a genius way.

  

  Becca Tobin
  • Music
  • Way
  • Genius

• At the Cruiserweight Classic finale, I said... I don't know if people had looked it up, or if they had heard it before, but it was an old Zen proverb. 'Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, you chop wood, carry water.' It can be interpreted a lot of ways, but for the most part it's about staying in the moment.

  

  T. J. Perkins
  • People
  • Up
  • Water

• When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

  

  Venus Williams
  • People
  • Myself
  • Eye

• Costa Rica, with its tourist-based economy and lack of a national army, has focused on keeping safe its beaches, parks and other public draws. It is one if the safest countries in Central America based on the number of homicides.

  

  Laura Chinchilla
  • America
  • Army
  • Economy

• There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.

  

  Saint Ambrose
  • Mind
  • Evil
  • Religion

• When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.

  

  Patricia Neal
  • Heart
  • You
  • Strength

• Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess, for it can take you further than money, power or influence.

  

  Dada Vaswani
  • Money
  • Power
  • Influence

• Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player.

  

  Wayne Rooney
  • Play
  • Player
  • Honest

• For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.

  

  E. W. Howe
  • Man
  • Alone
  • Wife

• I remember when the family album came out, people would just knock on our door because they thought they knew us, and that, of course, is one of the great hazards.

  

  Sally Mann
  • People
  • Great
  • Family

• You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination.

  

  Larry McMurtry
  • Good
  • Country
  • Simple

• It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.

  

  Yoko Ono
  • Life
  • Love
  • Difficult

• No, no entro. Porque si entro no hay nadie.

  

  Antonio Porchia

• When I heard Bjork's debut, that was when I first realized that I could be a singer, even with my unusual voice.

  

  Ellie Goulding
  • Voice
  • Firsts
  • Heard

• People talk about the exciting growth prospects in Brazil, China and India, but they forget that the US is not as developed as Western Europe. Plus, 66 million users in India will not have a huge ARPU, but it would be a lot of money in the US.

  

  John Whiting
  • Growth
  • Forget
  • Exciting

• No matter what, it is very tricky and difficult just to be a good parent at all. I have a lot of help. And for that I'm very grateful.

  

  Jennifer Garner
  • Difficult
  • Parent
  • No Matter What

• Caitlyn isn't someone to get over. She's someone to come to terms with, the way you have to come to terms with your parents, your siblings. You can't deny they ever happened. You can't deny you ever loved them, love them still, even if loving them causes you pain.

  

  Judy Blume
  • Pain
  • Parent
  • Term

• When my husband came to my parents' house for the first time, he asked, 'Why is everyone screaming? Why are they so angry?' I said, 'No one's angry. This is just how we communicate.

  

  Melissa Rauch
  • Time
  • Husband
  • Parent

• I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.

  

  Jorja Fox
  • Sing
  • Deaf
  • Next Life

• Our rule is: If it makes the parent laugh, and the kid asks why, that can't be an uncomfortable conversation.

  

  Dan Povenmire
  • Parent
  • Conversation
  • Uncomfortable