Anne Stevenson Quotes

Looking back at it now, any objective account of my life is bound to read like a cross between 'The Wife of Bath's Tale' and a travel brochure.

Anne Stevenson

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LifeWifeTravelLooking BackBath

But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense of realism - toward a reality of creatures that are actually alive and we're mixing up puppetry and all kinds of other techniques.

Jim Henson

RealityTryingDarkAliveGoUp

I always urge women to aim for the highest job they can get because you get more money and you get more support and you get more control, and those are the three things that actually make life easier.

Joanna Coles

LifeWomenMoneyJobSupportYou

I was raised on the Southside of Chicago, and my whole family was musically-inclined.

Jeremih

FamilyChicagoI Was RaisedWhole

It's a disease we have that we think that everything is explainable. It's a merchandising idea because you can sell explanations and cures for everything, but it doesn't work like that. It's very hard to understand everything.

Stellan Skarsgard

WorkThinkYouUnderstandHardSell

Sometimes, I remember, for action continuity or to get all warmed up for an action scene before giving a close-up or saying a dialogue, I would do push-ups. I didn't know any other way to get my body mechanism going.

Sidharth Malhotra

ActionSayingGivingRememberBody

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

Rob McKenna

TimeBestPoliticsGovernmentSchool

In those days I don't' think they were even demos.

Roger Daltrey

ThinkDaysEvenThoseWereDemos

Someone that you obviously can trust and someone that you would trust your life with - that's a really good friend.

Ron Hall

LifeGoodFriendTrustSomeoneYou

I grew up watching cinema in my country that wasn't telling stories about us, and we had to find a way to connect, and our references, our role models had nothing to do with us. And I'm so glad that it's changing.

Diego Luna

FindCinemaCountryNothingWayUp

I do Pilates because it's important for me to have a healthy back when I'm 70 so I'm not hunched over and in pain. That's more important to me than being thin.

Cobie Smulders

PainMeBackHealthyImportantMore

I'm always down to do a sitcom. I did 'That '80s Show' back in the day and that was a really great experience.

Chyler Leigh

GreatExperienceDayBackDownShow

You should always be questioning your government, but do not become cynical.

Pete Visclosky

GovernmentYouBecomeQuestioning

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