Ellen Burstyn Quotes

The real work of an actor goes on inside, and I don't think it changes from director to director - I always go for broke! But I don't get a lot of direction, unfortunately.

Ellen Burstyn

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WorkDirectionThinkGoActorReal

A lot of times in America, we work on bully muscles. We want the big muscles and the stuff that looks good. But we don't focus on the little things. But that's the stuff that sustains you and keeps you strong.

Andre Ward

WorkGoodFocusLittle ThingsStrong

Humor is always important. There are people who help us deal with difficulty or hardship; from the concentration camps to the court jester, there was a need for humor. As long as these kinds of things exist, with repressive regimes, you need it to deal with the weight of daily life.

Maz Jobrani

LifeDailyHumorDaily LifePeople

Tithing is like training wheels when it comes to giving. It's intended to help you get started, but not recommended for the Tour de France.

John Ortberg

TrainingGivingHelpYouStarted

Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.

Sinclair Lewis

BecomeSafeEverySterileCompulsion

I might love dancing more than I should admit. But not in public.

Simon Helberg

LoveAdmitMoreDancingThanPublic

You can't fix a problem if you don't have the words to describe it. You can't even think about it clearly.

Tucker Carlson

WordsThinkProblemYouFixClearly

We weren't rich by any means, but we had each other, so we were rich in family. When you don't have a lot, it just fuels that creativity. So it manifested in us doing characters of people in the neighborhood or doing impersonations of Mom and Dad. The comedy bug, it takes over.

Tony Rock

FamilyCreativityPeopleMomRich

I like people who are fit. I figure if I work out, you can at least return the favor. Would I go out with a meathead? No.

Rose McGowan

WorkPeopleYouGoOutReturn

As I walked up the imposing steps of the Royal Academy, I came fact to face with Alwen Hughes. She looked just as stunning as she had done in my first year at art school.

Rolf Harris

ArtSchoolFaceYearDoneRoyal

In order to have greater visibility of the larger cyber threat landscape, we must remove the government bureaucratic stovepipes that inhibit our abilities to effectively defend America while ensuring citizens' privacy and civil liberties are also protected.

Michael McCaul

GovernmentAmericaLandscapePrivacy

There was a very convincing argument made that the extremists have won and the aggression is now supported by the majority, therefore fighting until surrender was the only alternative.

Joichi Ito

FightingArgumentSurrenderNowMade

People endure what they endure and they deal with it. It may corrupt them. It may lead them into all sorts of compensatory excesses.

Dennis Potter

PeopleEndureLeadCorruptMayDeal

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