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Jay Leno Quotes

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

Jay Leno

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: April 28, 1950

Topics

Work Good Best Think You High

I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.

Jessica Raine

School Country London Always Here

I spent every bit of my money to try and get a Mickey Mantle card, and I don't have one. Growing up in Oklahoma, Mickey Mantle was my idol. And here I am, and I'd go pick cotton to have enough money, and I'd buy all of these packs, and I'd chew all of the gum, and I'd never find a Mickey Mantle card.

Johnny Bench

Money I Am Growing Up Enough Find

I don't have much positive to say about motor neuron disease, but it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I still could do. I'm happier now than before I developed the condition.

Stephen Hawking

Positive Myself Me Now Say Others

But thankfully, my first album, 'Wide Screen,' was sort of a critics' darling - everyone raved about it, but no one bought it. They only manufactured 10,000 copies; I wasn't even in the running for failure!

Rupert Holmes

Failure First Critics Everyone Only

Everybody is vulnerable to being in relationships where they get fooled. I'm no different. It's just human nature.

Michelle Pfeiffer

Nature Human Nature Relationships Get

While it's true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution.

Jon Kyl

Civility Washington True More Behind

Continuity does not rule out fresh approaches to fresh situations.

Dean Rusk

Fresh Out Rule Continuity Approaches

If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.

Brent Spiner

Business Today People You Look Up

I say to my father quite frequently that my success professionally is very much due to the guidance he gave me and to watching him in the business world. He really taught me to fight for what is right. He taught me to persevere and never give up.

Shari Redstone

Success Never Give Up Father Business

You would never catch me in a miniskirt.

Norah Jones

Me You Never Catch Would

I have to say, when you make a movie, you really have no idea how it's going to turn out as an actor. The important bit for an actor is the actual shooting of it because the minute the shoot ends, it's got nothing to do with you anymore.

Mark Strong

You Important Say Nothing Actor Out

I'm a big video game fan.

Kyrie Irving

Game Big Fan Video Video Game