Tom Waits Quotes

Any image I have, it's just what I do, but it comes off as being very pretentious. When you're a bit in the public astigmatism, anything you do seems like you did it so somebody would see you do it, like showing up at the right parties.

Tom Waits

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There's an air of mystery around the Masons, but the reality is that they're mostly a bunch of veterans getting drunk in a lodge that they've built to look like a temple. It's just a bunch of guys trying to get away from their wives.

Jimmy Kimmel

RealityMysteryTryingDrunkLook

I have health challenges, I have life challenges, just like everyone else.

Jennifer Holliday

LifeHealthChallengesEveryoneJust

I've helped launch 49 careers - those that have been in PiL. To me, they are my babies; whatever they get up to, they know I love them. They've been living in my pockets, and they should show more gratitude.

John Lydon

LoveGratitudeMeKnowLivingMore

If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows.

Jeanne Moreau

AgeYouShowsFrightenedPainfully

I think poems belong as much in the news pages as the literary pages. A lot of people throw aside the literary pages! Whereas everybody looks at the news section.

Tony Harrison

PeopleThinkLooksNewsBelongMuch

I'm very lucky to have the support of my family.

Lisa Madigan

FamilySupportLuckyVery

I get started at 5:30 in the morning and write till 10 A.M. Then I hike six or seven miles before going back to work.

Don Winslow

WorkMorningBackWriteMilesGoing

I like being in focus, in the moment, changing and adapting and creating and advancing a scene.

Dominic Cooper

MomentFocusCreatingBeingChanging

The most important thing for us is investing and making companies great, and then they have all the options they want, whether that's to go public or stay private.

David Sze

GreatGoImportantWantInvesting

As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.

Anthony Joshua

SuccessDisciplineLongYouNeed

I am quite surprised, that with all my work, and some of it is very, very good, that nobody talks about The Miracle Worker. We're talking about Mrs. Robinson. I understand the world... I'm just a little dismayed that people aren't beyond it yet.

Anne Bancroft

WorkGoodI AmPeopleWorldTalking

My favorite thing in the world is a box of fine European chocolates which is, for sure, better than sex.

Alicia Silverstone

WorldBetterSexBoxFineSure

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