Patti Scialfa Quotes

I grew up in an era where you had to find your own way as a woman. When I was a kid, there was this whole physical and emotional neatness and purity that a woman was supposed to have, and I didn't fit into that.

Patti Scialfa

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WomanYouFindWayKidEmotional

Kids who have no money are still figuring out a way - somehow - to dress nicely.

Jim McKay

MoneyDressWayOutStillKids

I get on all right with my parents. But I don't see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn't getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad.

Joe Strummer

ParentsRightSeeWhateverUpHer

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

John Donne

LoveLettersMoreKissesThanSouls

One of my favorite comedy performances of all time is Charles Grodin in 'Midnight Run,' and in a lot of things he's done. I think he's hilarious as the straight man, playing it real.

Andy Daly

TimeManThinkComedyDoneRun

I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure.

Maxine Peake

GoodMyselfPressureSeriouslyGet

I guess I'm reasonably confident in all honesty. But I definitely don't think I'm arrogant. I'm pretty down to earth, I mean I'm genuinely down to earth.

John Key

HonestyThinkConfidentDownEarth

For a while, I was saying 'no' way too often. I turned down 'An Officer and A Gentleman,' 'Splash' and 'Midnight Express.' I could name you tons more. I would go off and experience life instead of working - I was learning to fly jets, went on an African safari, sailed the Caribbean - which wasn't necessarily bad.

John Travolta

LifeLearningExperienceGentleman

My dad was a truck driver. We all used to ride along with him. And the way he'd keep awake was to sing while he was going down the road. So we all joined in.

Johnny Van Zant

RideTruckRoadDownWayHim

Only we were in The Cranberries. Only we know what it was like being in that crazy whirlwind of fame. We have children and spouses and lives, but there is only one Cranberries.

Dolores O'Riordan

ChildrenCrazyKnowFameBeingOnly

Everyday people are not very good designers.

Donald Norman

GoodPeopleDesignEverydayVery

In 'The Big Chill,' those characters are in middle age, thinking, 'Oh, God, I've turned into my parents. I've failed.' And in 'Beside Still Waters,' we're showing the struggles of people who actually want to be like their parents and feel they can't live up to their heights.

Chris Lowell

LiveGodAgeParentsPeopleChill

You bring your children onto this earth thinking, 'Okay, I want to make sure that by that time, I'm gonna be good and that they'll be okay.' But it's like, every day we're worried, 'Are we gonna be good?' Things change constantly, so you just gotta push, and you gotta work to the core.

Christina Milian

WorkChangeGoodChildrenTimeDay

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