Jane Powell Quotes

We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim.

Jane Powell

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ManValueStrongSilentWayNeed

I don't have to live the lives of my characters to write about them. It's about really putting yourself in their shoes.

Jodi Picoult

LiveShoesYourselfWriteCharacters

There seems to be a great propensity in this business to write tear-jerkers, 'You-left-me' songs. I thought, 'Why don't I count my blessings by looking at what I have?' I'm pretty much an optimistic guy.

Jerry Jeff Walker

BusinessGreatLookingThoughtWhy

I never thought of Green Day as a punk band. Just bubblegum, really.

John Lydon

DayGreenThoughtNeverBandPunk

In my sport, we're measured in millimeters and fractions of millimeters.

Matt Emmons

MeasuredSport

I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this; if you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.

Spiro T. Agnew

CityYouSaySeenBeenWould

If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks.

Sidney Lanier

WisdomStandYouWantWhereFound

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

Michael Mandelbaum

WorkPoliceIntelligenceWarBelieve

A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

Mitch Hedberg

FoodTrapLikeWaffleSyrupPancake

In terms of being a famous person, it hasn't changed anything. It's not important for me.

Lizzie Armitstead

MeFamousPersonImportantAnything

I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

Judd Apatow

UnderdogThinkEverythingRootTends

Unfortunately, we are not painters and authors, where we can do something in isolation. We require a lot of money to create what we create. It's almost like being an architect: You can't be an architect and build whatever buildings you want to.

Jon Favreau

MoneyIsolationYouBuildingsCreate

Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous.

Dorothy L. Sayers

JobDangerousPersonMakeWhoSome

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