Douglas Carter Beane Quotes

I inherited the old family turkey farm, and I'm turning it into a fun place to go for my kids.

Douglas Carter Beane

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FamilyFunFarmPlaceGoOld

I see around 100 shows a month, going from Niketown-size palaces where you feel like yelling, to storefronts in Bushwick. Each has to pay the bills; keep artists happy; and cope with collectors (oy!), curators (ay-yi-yi), critics (woo-hoo!), and occasionally plumbers. That their fiscal life often hangs in the balance only adds to the energy.

Jerry Saltz

LifeBalanceHappyEnergyFeelYou

I am lucky to have had an attentive, curious and loving dad and heart-smart, down-to-earth, gifted mother. They changed the outlooks of their own lives and have never forgotten the people and organizations that helped them dream bigger than their circumstances should have allowed.

Jennifer Garner

MotherI AmCuriousPeopleDream

I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind.

John Cheever

MindUnderstandSleepingCapricious

When you owe money to people, you're always going to owe money to people, so you should take care of it as soon as possible. It doesn't go away just because you ignore it.

Sophia Amoruso

MoneyPeopleCareTake CareIgnore

I wanted to be in the FBI. I also wanted to be a pie salesman.

Shirley Temple

PieFBISalesmanWantedAlso

I reached a point where I didn't think I was that great. I'm not being humble. I was looking at things and thinking: 'You're not really good in that'. I think I was becoming boring as well as bored. It was nobody's fault except mine - probably - and it might not even be my fault.

Michael Keaton

GoodGreatHumbleLookingThinking

My parents always stressed finding some sort of creative outlet, so they would take me to dance classes, take me to jazz clubs.

Julia Stiles

DanceCreativeParentsMeFinding

For many people, the reluctance to embrace Christianity is as practical as it is intellectual. They want to know what the benefits of Christianity are, or what's in it for them.

Dinesh D'Souza

PeopleKnowIntellectualWantMany

With someone who is genuinely abusive or a bad person, you should just get out of town. But if they're being the best person they know how to be, then you have to decide if there isn't much there you can love and not become consumed with what they're not able to give you.

Christie Hefner

LoveBestSomeoneYouBadPerson

That was my trick. I interned a lot.

Brad Paisley

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To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory.

Pierre Corneille

GloryTriumphWithoutPerilVanquish

I love my brother. But I'm not a yo-yo. He can't just keep spinning me in and out of his life.

Tyka Nelson

LifeLoveBrotherMeSpinningOut

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