Patty Griffin Quotes

God as 'He,' as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America, 'He, He, He.' Every time I hear that it's like another blow against females. It's very radical talk at this point for females to say this kind of stuff, but nationwide I still hear females referring to God as 'He.'

Patty Griffin

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GodTimeMeAmericaSayKind

Every now and then, people will recognize me at restaurants or Universal Studios or something. I'll always take a picture with them if they want. I mean, that's what telling stories and acting for a living are for - for the people.

Matthew Moy

PeopleMePictureActingNowLiving

There's very little substitute in the business world for making money.

Michael Heisley

BusinessMoneyWorldMaking Money

My father and his brothers were all lawyers, so I think that the expectation was probably for me to grow up to be an attorney, but it never really fascinated me that much. I was more interested in building things.

Steve Case

FatherMeBuildingThinkGrowNever

Swag defines an artist, period. Lil Wayne has his super-tattooed pierces and dreads swag. Jay-Z has his New York, grown man, Beyonce and 40/40 Club swag.

Soulja Boy

ManNew YorkArtistNewClubDreads

There is no way now to get around some use of embryos. But my goal is to avoid using them.

Shinya Yamanaka

GoalNowWayGetAvoidSome

Everyone is taught the essentials of writing for at least 13 years, maybe more if they go to college. Nobody is taught music or tap dancing that way.

Tom Wolfe

MusicCollegeWritingNobodyGoWay

Acting is probably the greatest therapy in the world. You can get a lot stuff out of you on the set so you don't have to take it home with you at night. It's the stuff between the lines, the empty space between those lines which is interesting.

Robert Carlyle

HomeSpaceWorldNightInteresting

Being onstage and communicating with an audience was part of my life since I was very little, but I was never pushed into singing. My parents were so uninterested in me making music.

Robyn

LifeMusicParentsMeSingingNever

I always wish I had another shot at it. But, listen, 'Godzilla' is something that I grew up loving. We worked hard to go make one. We kind of blew it. I think everyone gets one.

Dean Devlin

ThinkWishLovingGoKindListen

If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide that creative spark. You want out.

Chris Noth

WorkHeartMoneyCreativeSparkYou

Everyone says it, but if you finish above United, you're going to win the league.

Ashley Cole

WinYouFinishEveryoneAboveGoing

You must spend money to make money.

Plautus

MoneyYouMustMakeSpend

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