Ann Jillian Quotes
My cancer allowed me to explore who I really was. Now I feel like a woman who's able to handle whatever life has dealt her.
Quotes to Explore
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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Losing a child is probably the singular most horrible thing.
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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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I like to discover new things.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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A lot of people who are overweight - not everyone, but a lot of people - are dealing with issues such as emotional issues, stress issues. They become stress eaters and emotional eaters.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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I've come to learn that the determined and gifted and genuine sociopath has far more power to deceive than we realize.
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Our plans for 'Superman?' I can't say. This is the most super secret thing ever. It's like working for the government, like I'm on a covert mission.
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Love is so unconditional; love liberates; love is the reason why I do what I do, and so I think it is the greatest gift we have.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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The Moon and Mars were the two most likely candidates for life in the solar system; what exists beyond our solar system is mere guesswork.
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My observations of Japanese naval fighting men, their abilities and equipment led me to believe that they gave a better account of themselves than we did.
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And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, 'Hmm, there's half a page that's good here.' Then you throw out everything else.
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I try to play my game and that's being emotional because I'm that kind of guy.
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My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.
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Make films whenever and however you can - don't take no for an answer.
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It's just as important to show the hard things in the world as it is to show the beautiful ones. Even in the midst of horrible things, there are little bits of wonder, and all of it's true.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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My years as a therapist working with abuse and neglect families taught me at least one important lesson for my own life. Never judge until you can see through the eyes of that person you are judging, and then... never judge.
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The ability to delay gratification has implications not only for a person's life, but also for a community, for a people, for a country.
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My cancer allowed me to explore who I really was. Now I feel like a woman who's able to handle whatever life has dealt her.
