Preston Sturges Quotes

I don't believe environment has the slightest bit to do with anything - I only believe in ancestral influence. It would have made no difference whether I'd been brought up in a reform school, or on the island of Lesbos.

Preston Sturges

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 29, 1898 - August 6, 1959

Topics

SchoolInfluenceBelieveEnvironment

It's really important for me to look good before a race. I definitely think if I feel I look good, it makes me feel more confident.

Jessica Ennis-Hill

GoodMeThinkConfidentFeelLook

The key for me is movement. When the ball comes into the box, or when the wide players get it, that's where I have to be clever and make my runs. That's where I come alive.

Jermain Defoe

MeKeyAliveCleverMovementBox

Well, just coming off the stage and there's like 180,000 people out there and your adrenaline is going so high, and you're doing so much and it's hard to just put your head on the pillow and sleep because it just goes on and on, even after you're off the stage.

Jermaine Jackson

SleepPeopleDoingYouHardHigh

'Danger Girl' can be ridiculous, but sometimes it's funny.

Megan Fox

FunnyGirlSometimesRidiculous

It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you.

Matthew Hale

SmallReputationTongueYouPraise

If you give a good thing to the world, then over time your karma will be good, and you'll receive good.

Russell Simmons

GoodTimeWorldKarmaYouWill

I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't one of those people that had a plan to pack up the van and drive out to Hollywood. I didn't want to.

Michael Shannon

MoneyPeopleDriveThoughtPlan

I know what it's like to be in one place and dream of another. I also know what it's like to feel that nostalgia is a fairly useless thing because it is stasis.

Mira Nair

FeelDreamNostalgiaPlaceKnow

I'm just trying to live in the moment and do the best I can for myself and for my teammates, and that's all I can really focus on.

Christian Pulisic

LiveMyselfMomentBestFocusI Can

When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.

Phil Collins

LoveFoodTravelGoBecauseLike

I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz.

Norah Jones

MusicSchoolMeJazzArtsAware

The funny thing with Ophelia is that I remembered her being this really cool, awesome female character when I read 'Hamlet' in high school, and when I went back and read it, no, she's not.

Ryan North

FunnyCharacterSchoolCoolBack

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