Michael Pena Quotes

I remember I used to think my dad was really cool working at a factory. He used to make buttons. I used to brag, 'This button here, My dad made it.' There was this sense of pride. It's knowing your dad is doing something cool.

Michael Pena

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CoolThinkPrideDoingRemember

But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out to the world.

John Eaton

MusicVisionWorldMattersSound

I love Canada, always.

Melanie Fiona

LoveCanadaAlwaysI Love

The one thing the blues don't get is the backing and pushing of TV and radio like a lot of this garbage you hears. They choke stuff down people's throat so they got no choice but to listen to it.

John Lee Hooker

PeopleYouChoiceDownBluesRadio

I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know?

Michael C. Hall

WorkBusinessPowerImaginationMe

A lot of rappers say 'I'm talking about stuff that goes on, what I grew up in, that I know about.' And these journalists say, 'Yeah, but you're making 80 million dollars, that stuff's not about you.' Look how long he's been making 80 million. He grew up poor in an urban city and the things he's experienced and knows.

Stuart Scott

CityTalkingLongYouLookKnow

Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.

Tony Dungy

LivePeopleMeTearsDreamGet

I love period dramas and language, but I love comedy as well.

Robin McLeavy

LoveLanguageComedyWellPeriod

I don't worry when I go away for a while. I think there is a place for me. It may not be at the top of the heap. But that doesn't bother me, either. I think I will always be able to get work - which is the only thing I have ever really been interested in.

Mary Steenburgen

WorkMeThinkWorryPlaceGo

All the muddy waters of my life cleared up when I gave myself to Christ.

Mickey Rooney

LifeMyselfMy LifeUpChristMuddy

In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor.'

Michael Keaton

WorkThankfulHumorGratefulSimple

To win the nomination, you speak to people who vote in Republican primaries. And they tend not to be millennials or minorities... When I win the nomination and show up at a black church, they say, 'Where have you been Mr. Romney?'

Mitt Romney

PeopleWinSpeakBlackChurchYou

As far as I'm concerned, the whole point of making music is to get it heard by as many people as possible.

Moby

MusicPeoplePossiblePointGetFar

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