All actors are looking for that role that is going to define who they are. When it happens, it is a good thing. ~Jeffrey Pierce
#quotes #jeffrey-pierce #movies

Authors are far closer to the truths enfolded in mystery than ordinary people, because of that very audacity of imagination which irritates their plodding critics. As only those who dare to make mistakes succeed greatly, only those who shake free the wings of their imagination brush, once in a way, the secrets of the great pale world. If such writers go wrong, it is not for the mere brains to tell them so ~Gertrude Atherton
#quotes #gertrude-atherton #writing #reality

My teenage years were spent trying to look like Rod Stewart; I ended up looking like Dave Hill from Slade. ~Tony Parsons
#quotes #tony-parsons #rod-stewart #dave-hill

I also think we need to maintain distinctions - the doctrine of creation is different from a scientific cosmology, and we should resist the temptation, which sometimes scientists give in to, to try to assimilate the concepts of theology to the concepts of science. ~John Polkinghorne
#quotes #john-polkinghorne #science

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected. ~Tommy Shaw
#quotes #tommy-shaw #rights

I am going to embarrass myself. I have accepted that fact, and that is just how it is going to be. ~Jen Lancaster
#quotes #jen-lancaster

I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another. ~Russell M. Nelson
#quotes #russell-m-nelson #love #caring

When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
#quotes #dan-o-brien #sports #work #personality

All artists are anarchists in some way; some more extreme than others, but it is something that I think artists are supposed to do. We are supposed to present a different angle on everything, and I certainly think it is as much as poetry, in my opinion. ~Robert Zemeckis
#quotes #robert-zemeckis #art #thinking

There are no true friends in politics. ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
#quotes #marcus-tullius-cicero #friendship #politics

I started off writing TV adverts. I saw those as rehearsals for a feature film. ~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
#quotes #alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu

Write in the sand the flaws of your friend. ~Pythagoras
#quotes #pythagoras #friendship

You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast. ~Junior Seau
#quotes #junior-seau #sports #hockey

A leopard cannot change its spots. ~African Proverb
#proverbs #african-proverbs #nature

I think when it comes to botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices. ~Debra Winger
#quotes #debra-winger #honesty

A doable goal for me is to finish a marathon under four hours. I'm doing all the training, but the hardest part is eating right. ~Sean Astin
#quotes #sean-astin #marathon #running #sports #eating

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow. ~Italian Proverb
#proverbs #italian-proverbs #helping

When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. ~Kim Yuna
#quotes #kim-yuna #olympics #skating #korea

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back. ~Zhu Rongji
#quotes #zhu-rongji #motivation

When we were all kids, there was one particular trailer that I think we can all remember. That was the trailer for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." There was an amazing teaser trailer with all this weird kind of documentary footage. We were like, "What was that! I've got to see that! What the hell was that?" ~Matt Reeves
#quotes #matt-reeves #childhood

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

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing. ~Gene Tunney
#quotes #gene-tunney #sports

There is no time like the present. ~English Proverb
#proverbs #english-proverbs #present

The bad stuff remains with its owner until some fool comes to buy it. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #things

Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
#quotes #isadora-duncan #sports #language