Alice Ripley Quotes

David Mamet gives me great heart. When I ask myself, 'I don't know if I can do this again,' Mamet would say, 'Oh yes, you can.'

Alice Ripley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 14, 1963

Topics

HeartGreatMyselfMeYouI Can

Man takes root at his feet, and at best, he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he has established communication with the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it.

John Burroughs

CommunicationBestManFeetPlant

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

John Dalberg-Acton

HistorySoulMemoryBurden

I tell people that anything that could ever happen to you on stage has happened to me. My clothes have fallen off. I've fallen off the stage. I've gotten sick - anything.

Melissa Etheridge

PeopleMeSickClothesYouStage

You're going to dream no matter what you do in your life, so make those dreams so big that you can attract others who are amazed at your visions and goals.

Michael Gerber

LifeGoalsDreamsYouDreamMatter

Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business.

Steven Pinker

BusinessRacismTalentColorBad

When I was a kid, I collected cactuses. I had hundreds of different kinds in my room. I was a weird child. Everyone was playing football, and I was collecting cactuses. I spent all my money on them. I had so many colors and shapes. I even gave them names.

Stjepan Hauser

MoneyFootballChildColorsWeird

For a long time I wanted to draw, but I could never get the proportions right. My still life sketches were the artistic equivalent of someone who has misjudged the space constraints of a postcard, the handwriting shrinking uncomfortably at the bottom.

Sloane Crosley

LifeTimeSpaceSomeoneLongNever

The biggest difference from Hawaii and Alabama would probably be there's no beaches. But other than that, the people are very nice.

Tua Tagovailoa

PeopleHawaiiNiceAlabamaWould

I have never knowingly, I swear to God, written satire. The word connotes exaggeration of the foibles of mankind. To me, mankind just has foibles. You don't have to push it!

Tom Wolfe

GodMePushYouNeverSatire

I was reading through endless junk scripts that were being sent my way. Typically the roles were to play his wife or his girlfriend - leading roles for women were few and far between.

Roma Downey

WomenWifeReadingPlayWayThrough

Children's literature - the product of adult guesswork - often fails to account for its audience's slippery grasp on the world.

Rumaan Alam

ChildrenWorldLiteratureProduct

Donald Trump will never turn his back on those who serve and protect us at home and abroad.

Mike Pence

HomeBackDonald TrumpProtectNever

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