Martha Beck Quotes

Expectation loiters in the DNA of every sentient being; when you tell yourself or a loved one, 'Don't get your hopes up,' you're fighting ancient genetic programming.

Martha Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

YourselfLovedFightingYouDNAUp

Who do I like? I am a big fan of French and Saunders - not that that they are particularly stand-up I have to say, but I think they have been great for women and they are of themselves just incredibly funny whether they are male or female.

Jo Brand

FunnyWomenGreatI AmThinkSay

There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'

Andres Iniesta

HighRuleFootballerNeedsWide

Former President Shimon Peres was a leader and a statesman, and an especially wonderful friend to all of us. He will be missed dearly.

Andrew Cuomo

FriendLeaderMissedWillPresident

I think sometimes I intimidate people. I've been told that. But I feel I'm the least intimidating person possible.

Andie MacDowell

PeopleThinkFeelPersonPossible

I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong.

John Osborne

WalkPeopleThinkWrongNeverOut

I get to sit at home with the dogs on the sofa, record in a closet in the office, send them off and, if I'm lucky, make a million dollars.

Sia

HomeLuckyOfficeDogsSitSofa

Quest stories are about the oldest form of narrative there is, and they're also the perfect metaphor for life because we're all on a journey trying to figure out where we're going and who we are. 'Solomon Creed' is just doing it with more danger and guns involved.

Simon Toyne

LifeJourneyDoingTryingPerfect

I don't think I look like the pope's favorite Catholic - at least not under close scrutiny.

Mary Karr

ThinkLookCloseFavoriteLikePope

Online crime is practically always international, because they almost always cross traditional national borders.

Mikko Hypponen

CrimeBordersAlwaysBecauseAlmost

So I'm trying to spread myself to the point to where I can do the night shows and not have to worry about the matinees, and do one or two matinees down through the year.

Mickey Gilley

MyselfNightWorryTryingYearDown

Most of my cousins are boys, so I'm used to being around boys.

Michelle Ryan

CousinsUsedBeingMostAround

I got hooked on immersive cinema when I worked on '2001,' which was initially shown on these Cinerama screens, which were all 90 feet wide and deeply curved.

Douglas Trumbull

FeetCinemaGotScreensWideDeeply

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