Lynda Barry Quotes

I do love to eavesdrop. It's inspirational, not only for subject matter but for actual dialogue, the way people talk.

Lynda Barry

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InspirationalLovePeopleWayTalk

My mother took my picture to a model agency and the rest is history.

Angie Everhart

MotherHistoryRestPictureAgency

No matter what's happening in my life, I can always get lost in the romances of my characters.

Amanda Seyfried

LifeMy LifeI CanLostMatterGet

Music is just a huge part of my life. It affects moods. I've always found it insane how you can hear one song, and it takes you back to a specific, specific moment in your life, and you remember it vividly like it was yesterday.

Mike Vogel

LifeMusicMomentSongMy LifeYou

The situation right after the fight wasn't too good; I believe I'm still the only champion in the world who never received the belt inside the ring once you've won the title. I held that against the English fans for a long time but I felt that also motivated me.

Marvin Hagler

GoodTimeFightMeWorldChampion

Hollywood is a reflection of a general climate that we live in.

Donna Langley

LiveReflectionHollywoodGeneral

In my own writing, I avoid 'female' and try to say 'woman' because I feel that the word 'female' has connotations of not just biology but also non-human mammals. The idea of 'female' to me is more appropriate for a female animal.

Deborah Tannen

WomanAnimalMeWritingBiologySay

First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.

Donald Rumsfeld

PoliticsWinYouLoseRunFirst

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

Boris Johnson

PeopleDinnerTelevisionPlayGo

I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.

Brandon Boyd

LifeMusicMeListeningRestWay

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

William Slim

MindActionYouChooseTwoUp

As Americans, which I suffer from myself, we have ADD.

Pitbull

MyselfSufferAddWhich

I studied realism when I was in art school.

Peter Max

ArtSchoolRealismArt School

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