Anna Quindlen Quotes

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.

Anna Quindlen

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WorkBeginningYourselfAmazingHard

People like the idea of the trio and so I did mostly trio.

Jimmy Smith

PeopleTrioIdeaLikeDidMostly

One hopes that they'll never be able to use mind control weapons, because we're all done for if that happens. I don't want military people, or political people, to have that type of power over those of us who just get by from day to day.

Joe Haldeman

PowerDayPeopleMindControlDone

I don't want little kids reading my comics.

Jhonen Vasquez

ReadingWantLittleKidsComics

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances.

John Davidson

LivePeopleKnowWhySurprised

I am quite happy that I can still walk down the street every day in a pair of jogging bottoms and my woolly hat, and no one knows who I am. That's nice.

Andrew Gower

WalkDayI AmHatHappyDown

It feels, to me, when you're with someone you really love, you never look at your phone.

Matthew Gray Gubler

LoveMeSomeoneYouLookPhone

Viewed narrowly, all life is universal hunger and an expression of energy associated with it.

Mary Ritter Beard

LifeEnergyHungerExpressionViewed

They asked me what I thought about euthanasia. I said I'm more concerned about the adults.

Jay London

MeThoughtSaidMoreEuthanasia

Pavarotti's is the best male voice, and Joan Sutherland had a big voice but also acquired great coloratura notes.

Johnny Mathis

GreatBestVoiceBigNotesAcquired

To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It's a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.

Donatella Versace

FearGreatExperienceReligionYou

I get asked, 'Who would you really like to work with?' I'm already working with them. Smart, talented, funny people, good musicians, an extended family, good friends.

Christopher Guest

WorkFamilyFunnyGoodSmartPeople

I'm starting to get a following on Twitter. That's a really awesome power to have. It gives me the opportunity to make any kind of art I want.

Ansel Elgort

OpportunityPowerArtMeWantKind

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