Claudette Colbert Quotes
I've always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don't.
Quotes to Explore
-
Could you imagine being from Siberia? Like, a small part of Russia, where it's like, 'When was the last time Russia was having a super big international pop star in the U.S.?' I don't know, but I can name a few from Sweden. I think that gives us a lot of confidence in being pop stars because we're like, 'Oh, we actually can. We know we can.'
-
Most presenters are consumed with preparing their content rapidly, which makes the material about their own narrow perspective.
-
Ever since I took to the streets when I was 17 to protest at great personal risk against the communist dictatorship, I have been a passionate democrat.
-
For those unfortunate enough to experience it, long-term unemployment - now, as in the 1930s - is a tragedy. And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant portion of the labour force will be impaired.
-
We need to bring sustainable energy to every corner of the globe with technologies like solar energy mini-grids, solar powered lights, and wind turbines.
-
My big philosophy is: Try and work with good people, because the process is your life. That's going to be really, really hard. I'm glad I learned the lesson, 'Failure is OK.'
-
Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
-
There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
-
I've always been a massive fan of John Mayer. I think he's very talented.
-
I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
-
A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.
-
Obama, in pursuit of power, has been as greedy and irresponsible as any Wall Street tycoon in pursuit of money.
-
This is just rap. I'm not trying to make people think I'm some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet.
-
I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
-
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin that won't heal because there's not enough material.
-
Most people read poetry listening for echoes because the echoes are familiar to them. They wade through it the way a boy wades through water, feeling with his toes for the bottom: The echoes are the bottom.
-
I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.
-
The tiger springs in the new year. Us he devours.
-
I usually start writing a novel that I then abandon. When I say abandon, I don't think any writer ever abandons anything that they regard as even a half-good sentence. So you recycle. I mean, I can hang on to a sentence for several years and then put it into a book that's completely different from the one it started in.
-
No man can force the harp of his own individuality into the people's heart; but every man may play upon the chords of the people's heart, who draws his inspiration from the people's instinct.
-
I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.
-
I don't want to be just another blade of grass.
-
Don't be overly concerned about your heirs. Usually, unearned funds do them more harm than good.
-
I've always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don't.
