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Walter Annenberg Quotes

When we hold back out of laziness, that is when we tie ourselves into knots of boredom.

Walter Annenberg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: March 13, 1908 - October 1, 2002

Topics

Boredom Laziness Back Out Tie Hold

My mother gave up her career bringing us up, and she has played a very important role in keeping us grounded. Even now I don't take my work home, my stardom home. It ends where it is supposed to end. There is a life beyond stardom, and it's a very normal life which I cherish. I anyway don't handle attention very well.

Life Work Mother Home End Attention

I've played hundreds of protests. I've marched on dozens of picket lines. I've strummed my guitar at innumerable demonstrations.

Guitar Lines Played Protests Picket

Growing up, I missed the whole 'Three Stooges' thing. Either they weren't on the station in my hometown, or we hadn't bought a TV set yet, or they came to town too late for me. I'm pretty sure that at the right age, I would have loved them.

Age Me Growing Up Loved Hometown

The '90s weren't my finest years artistically. I wrote some good songs in there, but in terms of my vision of getting the paint on the canvas, that was not my best time. I didn't like the fact that I had fallen into mediocrity.

Good Vision Time Best Mediocrity

There are a lot of people in the animal rights movement who can be very passionate and aggressive, and I applaud people's passion, but when people are judgmental and aggressive, all you end up doing is getting other people to turn away in irritation. To change people's minds, you have to respect the people you're talking to.

Change Passion Respect Animal People

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

Time Best Better Camera Look Acting

Broadcasting was something, I don't want to say it came easy, but it's something I'm comfortable doing.

Doing Easy Say Want Comfortable

Indie movies can be a lot more stressful than studio pictures. The stakes are just as high whether you're talking $3 million or $40 million.

Talking You Pictures Movies High

I went to college in Ohio, at Ohio University, and I graduated two years ago.

College Two Years University Ohio

Save the elephants, and then you save the forest - and then you save yourself.

Yourself Forest You Save Elephants

Science Fiction will never run out of things to wonder about until the human race ceases to use its brain.

Science Brain Wonder Run Will Never

Our family was very fond of the University of Iowa. We thought it was a good place to go.

James Van Allen

Family Good Thought Place Go Iowa

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