Anne Lamott Quotes

No one is more sentimentalized in America than mothers on Mother's Day, but no one is more often blamed for the culture's bad people and behavior.

Anne Lamott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1954

Topics

MotherCultureDayPeopleBad People

I think I scare people. I really have to watch myself.

Joanna Cassidy

MyselfPeopleThinkWatchI Think

I was a fat child and loved cake, perhaps because it was the only sweet thing in my life.

Andre Rieu

LifeChildCakeSweetLovedFat

We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.

John Lewis

CreativePeopleWantNeedOutSome

I thought, this is a good sign. There's something perfect and right about this.

Jeff Goldblum

GoodThoughtPerfectRightSomething

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

Michael Hintze

MeGivingYearI CanTryMore

The things that excite me are staying home and cooking.

Troye Sivan

HomeCookingMeThingsStaying

I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the shooting schedule and balancing the demands of being a single mother, it's a wonder you can squeeze in anything.

Roma Downey

LoveMotherYouWonderKindSingle

You know, you become crazy. I had done a story for '60 Minutes' on depression previously, but I had no idea that I was now experiencing it. Finally, I collapsed and just went to bed.

Mike Wallace

DepressionCrazyStoryYouKnowNow

In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material.

Judah Friedlander

NightNewThreeMoreTwoAlways

When I am brushing my teeth, I'm bending my leg behind me, or I'm lifting my leg up and holding it in that position so I'm squeezing my butt in. I can do that while I'm washing or slicing vegetables, too. Or I go up and down on my toes, working my calves a little bit.

Christie Brinkley

I AmMeDownI CanVegetablesGo

A guy who's actually self destructive is quite fun to play.

Chris O'Dowd

FunSelfPlayGuyDestructiveQuite

As a fighter, you need to constantly improve. So that's what we've been doing: constantly improving striking, grappling, wrestling - there's always different aspects to improve.

Alistair Overeem

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