Kirstie Alley Quotes

For some reason I am one of those people who act like they were born and raised during the Depression.

Kirstie Alley

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DepressionI AmPeopleBornReason

It was one of my dreams as a child, growing up in my little village with my cousins. We used to walk together, and I used to say, when you look at the world map, 'This town is there, that town is there, that river is there.' I used to say, 'One day, I'm going to travel these places.'

Jimmy Cliff

DreamsWalkDayTogetherTravel

You will recognize your own path when you come upon it, because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need.

Jerry Gillies

PathImaginationEnergyYouWill

What we need is to understand that women won't often apply for a job until they're almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, 'If I can't do it all, I can't be qualified.' Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they'll apply.

Jenny Shipley

WomenMenJobLongLookUnderstand

There were only two times in my life when I've actually felt down about things and gotten myself into a full mental mess. One of the times was in 1982. I had a horrible time for a few months and felt pretty desperate. Then again in 1984, for various reasons, not all of them within my control. Since then, I just wander in and out of black moods.

Robert Smith

LifeTimeMyselfControlBlackDown

I need more personal time and, given my extensive work in health care, I want to pursue that interest further.

Steven Burd

WorkHealthTimeCareWantPersonal

Unlike other diseases, the vulnerability to cancer lies in ourselves. We always thought of disease as exogenous, but research into cancer has turned that idea on its head - as long as we live, grow, age, there will be cancer.

Siddhartha Mukherjee

LiveAgeResearchThoughtGrowLong

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

Rosalynn Carter

ConfidenceToughEnoughYouFollow

'No Sweetness Here' is the kind of old-fashioned social realism I have always been drawn to in fiction, and it does what I think all good literature should: It entertains you.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

GoodThinkLiteratureYouKindHere

I was born to a very large family, one of 7 kids. I grew up with carnivals and chaos all around me, so I can write anywhere.

Anthony McCarten

FamilyMeChaosI CanBornWrite

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.

Arthur Schopenhauer

AgeGreatYouHumanBeginHead

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

Phil Rizzuto

GoFameWantTakeGetAnyway

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

Pope Francis

LoveGoodPathHumbleServiceBest

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