You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. ~Gavin de Becker
#quotes #gavin-de-becker

I'm used to explaining to people why my jokes were funny. ~Gilbert Gottfried
#quotes #gilbert-gottfried #humor #explanation

We get stuck in old thought and behavior patterns that may have been effective when we were twelve months or twelve years old, but now only serve to hold us back. And, while those around us may have no problem correcting our minor flaws, they let the big ones slide, because it would mean attacking who we are. ~Neil Strauss
#quotes #neil-strauss #childhood #behavior

Lawsuits should not be used to destroy a viable and independent distribution system. The solution lies in the marketplace and not the courtroom. ~Don Henley
#quotes #don-henley #law

Not the day only, but all things have their morning. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better. ~Lucy Walker
#quotes #lucy-walker #entertainment

I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
#quotes #george-burns #smoking

There is a theory that creativity arises when individuals are out of sync with their environment. To put it simply, people who fit in with their communities have insufficient motivation to risk their psyches in creating something truly new, while those who are out of sync are driven by the constant need to prove their worth. ~Gary Taubes
#quotes #gary-taubes #motivation #creativity #science

I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
#quotes #ellen-page #teenage #70s

I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
#quotes #mariella-frostrup #children #family

Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
#quotes #ralph-marston #emotions #happiness

Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person. ~Louise Slaughter
#quotes #louise-slaughter #challenge-america

"You're children. Don't you want a home, a family?" "With, like, vitamin-fortified cereal and educational television? ~James Patterson
#quotes #james-patterson #children #family #tv

The way I look at it is that once you create a piece of art, and it's out in the world, there's nothing you can do about it. People can use it the way they want to. There's nothing you can do about it. All you can hope for is that people that are using it are using it with the best intent. ~David Lloyd
#quotes #david-lloyd #art #hope #reality

After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. ~Shirley Jones
#quotes #shirley-jones #popularity #oscars

I am sitting in a cage with my eye upon the clock. ~Ray Davies
#quotes #ray-davies #time

Once I saw my parents argue because we didn't have a lot of money anymore. So, I did what I had to do. I got my piggy bank and I went out to the backyard and buried it. ~Jack Handey
#quotes #jack-handey #family #money

Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid? ~Lynda Barry
#quotes #lynda-barry #children

A fast is better than a bad meal. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #fasting #meals

Teachers who do not take their own education seriously, who do not study, who make little effort to keep abreast of events have no moral authority to coordinate the activities of the classroom. ~Paulo Freire
#quotes #paulo-freire #education

Once I began doing stand-up, I didn't get a kick out of the applause or being the centre of attention; but I did get a kick out of the jigsaw puzzle aspect of it, searching for the right bit, adding another few pieces each night until the bigger picture appears. That's the appeal: the challenge of it. ~Stephen Merchant
#quotes #stephen-merchant #comedy #attention

May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #prayer

I don't know if I have a legacy, but I will say that I'm proud of the fact that I'm from a small town in a small state and I've had more than a small impact. ~Tinker Hatfield
#quotes #tinker-hatfield #impact #town

Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary. ~Karl Lagerfeld
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A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him. ~Matthew Henry
#quotes #matthew-henry #human