Octavia Spencer Quotes

I think if we give kids a break in education, we would have fewer crimes being committed. If we keep them on track, they know that they have options. It's important for me because, you know, my life would've been different had I not had the education that I had.

Octavia Spencer

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LifeEducationMeThinkMy LifeYou

Almost every week, someone's mad at me.

Jimmy Kimmel

MeSomeoneWeekMadAlmostEvery

I went to the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, where I had a teacher really named Edward Shakespeare. He was a very influential figure in my childhood - I acted in high school a few times, but Mr. Shakespeare got me to lead in 'The Crucible.' I played John Proctor.

Robert Picardo

TeacherChildhoodSchoolMeHigh

As a teenager I was very anxious. I had a lot of energy and passion that I wanted to channel into creative things, and I always felt like I wasn't achieving enough.

Mia Wasikowska

PassionCreativeEnergyEnoughLike

You learn very quickly what people are so enamored with, and it's not necessarily me.

Amanda Seyfried

PeopleMeLearnYouVeryQuickly

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

Sun Tzu

ArtWarChanceEnemyHimOwn

Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know the things we need to know, and also things we wish we didn't.

Steven Pinker

WordsBetterWishKnowSaidWant

We always find a way to learn and to get better.

Travis Kalanick

BetterLearnFindWayAlwaysGet

I've been advised not to have any more children for medical reasons, so that's it - the shop has closed, even though I would have loved a daughter.

Toni Braxton

DaughterChildrenMedicalLovedMore

'I Love Lucy,' the first classic, really belonged more to the Wacky Woman genre than the domestic sitcom; 'My Little Margie' and 'I Married Joan' were among the shrill, coarse imitations.

Tom Shales

LoveWomanMoreClassicFirstWacky

If you're walking down the street and you smell a scent, it can take you right back to a memorable time in your life, whether it's a moment with an ex-girlfriend or a childhood event.

Chris Evans

LifeTimeMomentChildhoodWalking

It's hard to make a movie that is both funny and emotional, that has something to say and is clear to the audience.

Christopher Miller

FunnySayHardAudienceEmotional

In my heart of hearts, I know that whatever I do is going to have integrity, and I'm going to work really hard, and I know that fans are going to take to it.

Christy Romano

WorkIntegrityHeartKnowHardFans

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