George Gaynes Quotes

To build a character like Henry Warnimont required a few weeks and months of work. It turned out he was basically a very kind and generous man, which he covered up with his surface gruffness and surface bluster. And the kind of hopeless quality, that 'everything goes wrong' kind of thing.

George Gaynes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 3, 1917 - February 15, 2016

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WorkCharacterQualityManWrong

I don't change the way that I play. I love the game of basketball, man. I ride with these guys in this locker room. They know that. If I've got something to say to them, I will say it. You may not like the way that it comes across. That's fine. But that's who I am.

Jimmy Butler

LoveChangeRideManI AmGame

I never heard in my entire life that a man was overprepared for anything. I am overprepared in my life. What's wrong with being ambitious, being overprepared, being one step ahead?

Jessica Chastain

LifeManI AmStepMy LifeWrong

Lena Horne is the sweetest and most adorable woman in the world.

Alvin Ailey

WomanWorldAdorableMostSweetest

Bullies now aren't just jocks. They're rich kids in the nice cars with the fancy clothes.

Tom Holland

RichClothesNiceNowFancyKids

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

Roy Barnes

RedFirst AmendmentFirstAmendment

To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance.

Michelle Wie

MenStrongerDistancePlayMoreGet

Often, I think, displaced people imagine themselves leading double lives. So a portion of my identity has always been privately siphoned into what would have been if I had stayed in Wisconsin.

Mona Simpson

IdentityPeopleThinkAlwaysDouble

I feel lucky because I was a nerd, which I talk about in the book, but I had academic success, so through that, because that's what my parents put a great deal of value on, I had a great childhood because I sort of fulfilled the expectations of being good at school.

Mindy Kaling

SuccessGoodGreatChildhoodValue

I'm always learning new things about myself.

Jonathan Van Ness

LearningMyselfNew ThingsNewAbout

It's logical for us to sing, but not necessarily operatic pieces.

Jose Carreras

PiecesUsSingLogicalNecessarily

Acting will always be my first passion, it's what I live to do and I hope to be lucky enough to do it the rest of my life.

Devon Werkheiser

LifeLivePassionHopeRestMy Life

We all have insecurities, and the thing that makes them crippling is that we all have the ability to blow them up into such huge issues in our minds, that we might as well have a facial deformity. It keeps us from really going out there and living our lives, and forgetting about hating yourself and just experiencing the world around you.

Christina Ricci

YourselfWorldYouLivingMindsOut

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