Wanda Sykes Quotes

The government shouldn't be involved in this because it's very simple. If you don't believe in same-sex marriage, then don't marry somebody of the same sex.

Wanda Sykes

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MarriageSimpleGovernmentBelieve

When I can 10 or 11, my mom was the one out there catching passes for me. She was my prime receiver.

Joe Theismann

MeMomI CanSheOutPrime

We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.

Jennifer Granholm

PurposeSellingNeedServeUsBooks

I do not like vaudeville, but what can I do? It likes me.

Anna Held

MeLikeLikesVaudeville

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Sun Tzu

WarVictoryBattleLooksDefeat

My dad... was in the military, a drill sergeant, when he was a preacher. You know how some Christians really get into church and become very radical? Imagine him as a radical and a drill sergeant. It was intense.

Ro James

ChurchYouKnowBecomeMilitaryHim

We have characters in Western television shows who are in full health with shiny hair and shiny teeth, and they go about their lives having minor problems.

Rupert Friend

HealthHairProblemsTelevisionGo

My parents were New Yorkers, and I was conceived in Los Angeles. My father was a makeup artist to Clint Eastwood and Richard Chamberlain.

Michele Lee

FatherParentsMakeupArtistNew

I have a lot of friends who say that one of the freedoms of being older is you don't care what other people think, which I don't think is right. You care what other people think, but if you're comfortable in your own skin, that doesn't bother you.

Dick Van Dyke

PeopleThinkCareFriendsYouSkin

The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,' so if someone invites you into their village, every last man will fight to protect your life. I was impressed by that.

Brad Thor

LifeManFightPeopleSomeoneYou

My mom wasn't a fan of public school systems. She was scared of letting me go. So, she home-schooled my siblings and I, and she was desperately trying to find something for me to do for an extracurricular. She was trying to socialize me, so she put me in community theater, and I was instantly taken by it.

Britt Robertson

CommunitySchoolMeMomTryingFind

You see fewer and fewer chefs who are really big - most stay in shape.

Wolfgang Puck

YouSeeShapeBigStayMost

You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

Pierre Bonnard

YourselfPaintingYouCannotInvent

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