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Shawn Amos Quotes

In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.

Shawn Amos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: September 13, 1967

Topics

Father Talent Chocolate Career Been

I can sleep anywhere. I can fall asleep standing up, literally anywhere.

Jenna Ushkowitz

Sleep Fall I Can Up Standing Asleep

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

Andrew Carnegie

Work Hat World Energy Person More

Letting go helps us to to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress.

Melody Beattie

Live Stress Balance Mind Hands Go

I was offered jobs impersonating everyone from Cher to Madonna.

Jefferson Mays

Everyone Madonna Jobs Offered

I think every actor would wish there is some challenge that is left. I would consider to be creatively dead if I were to say that I am satisfied now.

Amitabh Bachchan

Challenge I Am Think Wish Say Actor

The problem for many people with disabilities is not that we are not able to work a certain number of hours a week. It's that no-one will let us.

Stella Young

Work People Problem Week Will Us

I don't have the runs on the board to trash talk anyone in the boxing sense. I've got to do it the hard way and earn that respect.

Sonny Bill Williams

Respect Boxing Trash Way Talk Hard

Increasingly, to dismiss any popular artistic style is seen as the worst kind of snobbery. And snobbery, it goes without saying, is unacceptable in a diverse and democratic world.

Russell Smith

Style World Saying Kind Worst Seen

I don't believe in nationalism. I think it's a bunch of slogans. It's a bunch of poor attempts at creating pride. My problem with nationalism is that it becomes exclusionary. We start to exclude people.

Miguel Syjuco

People Start Believe Think Pride

There's no question about it: the best theatre is collaboration. The best anything is collaboration.

Lonny Price

Best Collaboration Theatre Question

I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.

Jon Krakauer

Research Book Enough Enjoy Write

I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I've played up there many times.

Dick Dale

Silver Up Used Many Plus Played