S. Jay Olshansky Quotes

When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging.

S. Jay Olshansky

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HeartAgingPeopleDieYouKnow

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.

Jim Henson

HopeWorldBetterLeaveHereGot

In 'Law & Order,' your main job is to stay out of the way of the plot. On another show you'd receive your script and see stuff that seems challenging and feel excited that the writers thought highly enough of you to write it for you.

Jeremy Sisto

JobLawThoughtFeelEnoughYou

It's not what your parents give you. It's what you do with your own stuff.

Jennifer Grant

ParentsYouOwnGiveYourStuff

In rating ease of description as very important, we are essentially asserting a belief in quantitative knowledge - a belief that most of the key questions in our world sooner or later demand answers to 'by how much?' rather than merely to 'in which direction?'

John Tukey

KnowledgeWorldDirectionKeyBelief

The applause is a celebration not only of the actors but also of the audience. It constitutes a shared moment of delight.

John Polanyi

MomentCelebrationAudienceDelight

When you are having fun and creating something you love, it shows in the product. So when a woman is sifting through a rack of clothes, somehow that piece of clothing that you had so much fun designing speaks to her; she responds to it and buys it. I believe you can actually transfer that energy to material things as you're creating them.

Tom Ford

LoveWomanFunHaving FunEnergy

I feel very strongly that it is vital for us to constantly keep in mind the fact that the Jewish problem is but a phase of the world problem.

Louis Finkelstein

MindWorldFeelProblemJewishUs

Go for the girl who can eat a proper meal. If she's passionate about food, you'll most likely be fortunate in other venues.

Liz Vassey

GirlFoodYouGoPassionateShe

'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.

Lord Byron

BookNameNothingSeePleasantSure

You go into an audition, you're either the one or you're not, and if you're not, you go home. And I kind of like that. If you're really good, and you're the best guy in the room that day, you get the job.

Bryan Callen

GoodHomeBestDayJobYou

I don't like to see animals in pain. That was very uncomfortable to me. I don't like factory farming. I'm not an advocate for the meat industry.

Anthony Bourdain

PainMeUncomfortableFarmingMeat

People are usually so disappointed with book-to-movie translations.

Allison Janney

PeopleDisappointedTranslations

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