Steven Wright Quotes

I went to the bank and asked to borrow a cup of money. They said, 'What for?' I said, 'I'm going to buy some sugar.'

Steven Wright

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MoneySugarSaidBankBuyGoing

Anyone who knows music knows that Neil is about as real as it can get, and this along with seeing him perform 'Harvest Moon' on 'SNL' was my first experience knowing what real music really felt like.

Jim James

MusicExperienceMoonSeeingHarvest

Time hygiene is about finding more time for ourselves: to think, to do what we like.

Jens Martin Skibsted

TimeThinkFindingMoreHygiene

The guilt I felt for having a mental illness was horrible. I prayed for a broken bone that would heal in six weeks. But that never happened. I was cursed with an illness that nobody could see and nobody knew much about.

Andy Behrman

BrokenGuiltNobodyNeverSeeBone

The ability to fight isn't a one-size fits all; everybody is different.

Melissa McBride

FightAbilityDifferentEverybody

The outward man is the swinging door; the inner man is the still hinge.

Meister Eckhart

ManDoorSwingingStillInnerHinge

A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There's got to be good guys and there's got to be bad guys. And that's what people pay for - to see the bad guys get beat.

Sonny Liston

GoodPeopleBadBoxingPaySee

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

Roger Goodell

LeadershipSportsFootballPeopleUp

The true snob never rests; there is always a higher goal to attain, and there are, by the same token, always more and more people to look down upon.

Russell Lynes

PeopleLookGoalDownTrueNever

God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of thieves made the ladies.

Mary Harris Jones

WomenGodGangThievesMadeLadies

Being pregnant was the best time of my life because nothing could affect me. It was like a detox - I ate healthy, I slept a lot, and I didn't drink. All of my hormones were at the perfect levels.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

LifeTimeBestMeMy LifePerfect

I definitely think when I'm feeling super down or having tantrums or not able to participate in any activities, I have to control myself. I have to tell myself, 'No, focus, focus, focus, do this, do this, do this.' Instead of shutting down, I encourage myself to think positively and move towards the light.

Jazz Jennings

LightMyselfFocusControlThink

'Welcome to the Dollhouse' is great. Even though it's about a girl in middle school, to me, that feels like the most honest reflection of what being a kid around that age feels like.

Jon Watts

GirlAgeGreatReflectionWelcome

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