Elyn Saks Quotes

In a way, I had a very good and normal childhood. I had loving and caring parents. But I had a lot of quirks or problems when I was growing up. I had phobias and obsessions.

Elyn Saks

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GoodChildhoodCaringParentsLoving

I am deeply romantic and a genuine yet complex person.

Jiah Khan

RomanticI AmPersonGenuineComplex

Leaking of classified material is a concern.

Robert Mueller

ConcernMaterialClassifiedLeaking

Harmonies are nice.

Maurice Gibb

NiceHarmonies

Nobody wanted to help me get my start, not to mention it's tough being a female in a man's world of stand-up comedy. It's a very competitive world, and it was a challenge to find my own voice, stick to my guns.

Anjelah Johnson

ChallengeManMeWorldStartVoice

Thank God for little miracles, right?

Michael Bergin

GodThank GodMiraclesRightLittle

I've never wanted sympathy votes in anything I do in my life.

Amy Purdy

LifeSympathyMy LifeNeverAnything

Is the modern social pattern of unending change and movement the cause of two modern diseases, insecurity and dissatisfaction? How lucky Thomas Hood was to be able to write, 'I remember, I remember the house where I was born.' I don't even know what mine looked like!

Spike Milligan

ChangeInsecurityRememberHoodBorn

There are an awful lot of bands out there doing our old act. An awful lot of fake moustaches and underwhelming performances.

Roger Taylor

FakeDoingOldOutActAwful

Romance classically has tragic underpinnings to it.

Ronald D. Moore

RomanceTragic

I've learned that many of the worst things lead to the best things, that no great thing is achieved without a couple of bad, bad things on the way to them, and that the bad things that happen to you bring, in some cases, the good things.

Mike Nichols

GoodGreatBestGood ThingsYouBad

Labor, in itself, is neither elevating or otherwise. It is the laborer's privilege to ennoble his work by the aim with which he undertakes it, and by the enthusiasm and faithfulness he puts into it.

Lucy Larcom

WorkEnthusiasmLaborPrivilegeAim

I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.

Loretta Lynn

ProblemsChurchGoAnswersPray

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