Melody Beattie Quotes

Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give.

Melody Beattie

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FeelSomeoneNothingSomethingUs

You get into sports with the idea that you want to win. If you aren't trying to win, what's the point in being involved? Once you do get involved, you realize the team draws so much from the community, and it would be nothing without the support of it. You've got to give back. It needs to be a two-way street.

Jerry Reinsdorf

CommunitySportsSupportTeamWin

The number of vacations me and my husband have canceled... if you really want a job, book a non-refundable vacation. But obviously we're blessed too.

Melissa Rosenberg

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I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books.

Matthew Vaughn

HeartBudgetMoreBigGraphic Novels

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

Ron Silver

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No one wants to be picked at. At the end of the day, we're all human beings with feelings and emotions. Nobody wants to be critiqued and picked apart, but it's the nature of the business. It comes with the territory. For me, if they're not talking about you, that's where you can run into some trouble.

Roman Reigns

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I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music.

Mike Figgis

LifeMusicPeopleMy LifeTrying

You don't raise taxes in times of such uncertainty.

Jason Chaffetz

UncertaintyYouTaxesRaiseTimes

I went from having 50 listeners to 50 million listeners.

David Sedaris

MillionHavingListeners

I went into acting because I had to make a good living. I had a child now and I had to support him any way I could... I wasn't happy, but I wasn't unhappy. I was just doing what I had to do to survive.

David Soul

GoodSupportHappyChildSurvive

I enjoy playing other people. It's a great job and it's challenging. I couldn't do a desk job.

Christopher Parker

GreatJobPeopleEnjoyDeskPlaying

If you're a poker player and you show up at a casino at 8 a.m., you're going to be by yourself or with some people that are rocks and just don't give you any action.

Chris Moneymaker

YourselfPeopleActionYouRocksUp

I used to pretend that my Peugeot driving to the gym in the rain in Dublin was a Ferrari on the Vegas strip.

Conor McGregor

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