Alexandra Stoddard Quotes

I want to listen to Beethoven and Mozart. I want to read the best minds. I want to live with uplifting art. I don't want to live a grubby life.

Alexandra Stoddard

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LifeLiveArtBestWantListen

The more parents hate the music, the more their children will like it. It had been true with Elvis, and it had been true with the Rolling Stones. 'Straight Outta Compton' was music that parents could loathe with a passion. I knew we had a massive hit.

Jerry Heller

MusicPassionChildrenHateParents

What I want is to have people's notion of adulthood no longer be so defined by being a parent. There is some kind of conventional wisdom that you're not really a mature person until you become a parent.

Meghan Daum

WisdomPeopleParentYouPerson

Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill.

John Lindsay

New YorkCityNewNationMelting Pot

My parents knew there was no point in pushing the football thing. I hated the boots.

Matthew Williamson

FootballParentsBootsPointPushing

There will never be another Frank Sinatra. I never wanted to be another Frank Sinatra. I only wanted to be another Michael Buble.

Michael Buble

WillNeverOnlyWantedFrank

The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the experience of disability, particularly those whose impairments prohibit them from communicating verbally, is insensitive at best.

Stella Young

BestExperienceDayAppreciationYou

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Simone de Beauvoir

WomenMostMediocreHimselfFeels

I like challenging myself. I'm not a person who likes not to work.

Tony McCoy

WorkMyselfPersonWhoLikeLikes

My sister started acting professionally when she was twelve, but I wanted to go to college first.

Rooney Mara

CollegeSisterActingGoSheFirst

I think the problem is that there has been a kind of backlash against feminism. I think women just didn't really see themselves winning that fight, and I think that probably led to a lot women feeling trapped in a perpetual cycle of disappointment - trying to be feminists and failing to be.

Romola Garai

WomenFightDisappointmentWinning

I hate the gym, so I try to diversify my workouts with swimming and basketball. Indoors, it's less boring than running. I do find that diet is key. I eat lots of lean protein, no soda, no fast food or fried foods, and a lot of water. But I love food and often cook.

Mike Colter

LoveWaterFoodHateSwimmingKey

Acting is like a sporting match; a tennis game, but no one should win or lose. The game's the thing!

Jon Polito

WinGameWin Or LoseLoseActing

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