Michael Pena Quotes

I grew up reading the newspapers, mostly the sports section. I was a wrestler and would check to see if I was ranked.

Michael Pena

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 13, 1976

Topics

SportsReadingSeeUpCheckWould

The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.

Robert Southey

FriendTimeSympathyLossMayLike

British culture is very cynical sometimes of overt displays of sentimentality, and I think that becomes almost a suspicion of emotion, or a suspicion of someone making a grand statement. It is always easier to be ironic, or 'meta', or coolly postmodern. But I think there is such a thing as authentic sentimentality.

Matt Haig

CultureThinkSomeoneSometimes

When you're around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don't have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.

Amy Winehouse

LifeWorkDayYourselfPeopleMagic

As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.

Troy Brown

AlwaysAbilityNaturalFarAthletic

One reason I didn't trust my writing for so long was that I always considered myself a serious dramatic actor. But people would always laugh when I shared my writing with them. It took my husband to help me see that I really am part humorist.

Ruby Dee

MyselfTrustPeopleMeWritingHelp

In the early days of Pearl Jam, we were caught up in such a whirlwind that I was just trying to keep my head on straight and play music. I didn't have the kind of confidence that other guys in the band did.

Mike McCready

ConfidenceMusicTryingEarlyPlay

I'm kind of proud of being a love child.

Dick Van Dyke

LoveChildProudKindBeing

I told myself that if I went to Compton High, and I made something out of the school, it would mean something to me later down the line because I started everything. And future kids would say, 'DeMar made it here; why can't I?' I wanted to stay home.

DeMar DeRozan

HomeFutureMyselfSchoolMeDown

I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.

Peter Wright

LifeGiftAliveNewThreeLiving

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.

Tim Murphy

GovernmentNeedTaxesWasteWould

I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all.

Ricky Williams

PowerGameFeelSpeedPlayDesire

When I was running Atari, violence against humanoid figures was not allowed. We'd let you shoot at a tank... but we drew the line at shooting at people, with blood splattering everywhere.

Nolan Bushnell

PeopleViolenceYouBloodLine

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