Jean Louisa Kelly Quotes

John Candy gave me a Hard Rock Cafe jacket, which was awesome because I was really from a very rural, small town, and it seemed so exciting to me. I think my mom still has that jacket.

Jean Louisa Kelly

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MeMomSmallThinkSmall TownRock

I think literary theory satisfied a deep love I have for big, encompassing narratives about the world and how it works - which are usually, in the end, more creative visions unto themselves than illuminating explanations.

Jennifer Egan

LoveCreativeWorldDeepThinkEnd

When I was much younger, I realized that when I was handling something very large, and I was on my own doing that, that my breathing rate would increase, and that would affect my ability to think as well as I normally would. So when that starts happening, I slow down.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

ThinkSlowDoingDownMy OwnOwn

After the success of 'August,' there were people saying I should change my life. And maybe I should have bought a yacht and traveled the world instead of returning to Steppenwolf to act in and write plays. But I'm from the Midwest, and that's what we do: We go back to work.

Tracy Letts

LifeWorkChangeSuccessPeople

I have a coffee mug that my dad gave me years ago that has the San Mateo police logo and my dad's name on it, so I brought it to set and used it in a scene. I mean, you don't see it, it's not prominently featured, but I just wanted that connectivity.

Michael Trucco

CoffeePoliceMeNameYouMean

I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law.

Michele Bachmann

MyselfSchoolCollegeLawTaxCome

In terms of directing a feature, I'd want the story to be right - you know, it's a year of your life, and you have to be focused on one thing, so I want it to be a story that I really, really care about and will enjoy making.

Julia Stiles

LifeStoryCareEnjoyYearYou

I'm very grateful to all the people of Fresno, to Philip Levine and all the poets before me, and all the farmworkers. I didn't get here by myself.

Juan Felipe Herrera

MyselfGratefulPeopleMeHereGet

Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my three-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.

Chevy Chase

RomanticSomeoneWrongWhyWondering

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. But in the end you have a great sense of personal dissatisfaction.

Boris Johnson

LifeGoodGreatTimeWritingWorld

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

Bryant H. McGill

LifeWisdomGreatSufferingTeachers

I don't see myself as a full-time broadcaster. I've done some of it, and I enjoy it, but I don't think I should try to make a career out of it.

Arnold Palmer

MyselfThinkEnjoyCareerDoneTry

I was proud of the waves I had made, but wondered how many boats I was supposed to rock.

Phil Donahue

WavesProudRockMadeHowMany

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