Meghan Daum Quotes

Self-righteousness, when you think about it, is a contra-indicator of self-esteem. It's what sets in when genuine righteousness eludes us.

Meghan Daum

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ThinkYouGenuineSelf-EsteemUs

Actually, before 'Super 8,' I didn't even have a game console. But now I do. For a kickoff for 'Super 8,' they gave us all brand new PlayStation 3s.

Joel Courtney

GameBrandNewNowPlaystationUs

I've had students at Yale: my main task with them in drama school was not helping them with their writing but showing them how valuable they were. Because they're ready to give it up and go into teaching or television.

John Guare

SchoolWritingTelevisionDramaGo

I don't usually Skype. I've used it once, but my boyfriend had to leave instructions: 'This is how you Skype me.' We do it for the business, of course - we have the site and trade online - but, personally, I'm not passionate about it.

Matthew Williamson

BusinessMeYouPassionateLeave

I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of some little know period and develop a story based on that, I will probably continue to do it.

Jean M. Auel

ScienceResearchStoryMysteryFind

It's fine to have talent, but talent is the last of it. In an acting career, as in an acting performance, you've got to have vitality. The secret of successful acting is identical with a woman's beauty secret: joy in living.

Rosalind Russell

BeautyWomanTalentJoyPerformance

Peggy Guggenheim is a real hero to have done what she did in a man's world, as the art world still is.

Roisin Murphy

ArtHeroManWorldDoneShe

One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.

Michelle Bachelet

EducationWomenEqualityPotential

I used to ski. I still play basketball a little bit. I'll play soccer but more in a safe environment, never on a full-grass pitch.

Milos Raonic

BasketballEnvironmentSoccerPlay

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

Luc de Clapiers

ManWishDifficultWouldHeEsteem

If you're going to be a movie star, you should live like one.

Jayne Mansfield

LiveYouStarGoingLikeMovie Star

I just think the whole discussion of class is wrong. It's not what we do here in America. I don't think there's anything called 'middle class values' that are different from the values of other people in this country.

Jon Kyl

PeopleThinkAmericaValuesWrong

I'm too short to host a late-night talk show. It's like the bar at an amusement-park ride. You have to be six foot two or over.

Jon Stewart

RideShortYouTalkOverLate-Night

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