Ian Gomez Quotes

As a child, one of my defense mechanisms was to try to be funny. My mom tried to nurture that by putting me in acting class. But I got bored when we stopped pretending to be trees and actually had to work.

Ian Gomez

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1964

Topics

WorkFunnyChildMeMomTrees

I did 'Eubie!' on Broadway with the Hines brothers, 'Comin' Uptown' with Gregory Hines, and then 'Hairspray.'

Jenifer Lewis

BroadwayBrothersDidThenHairspray

I have to accept my role. I will never kill myself like Vincent Van Gogh. Nor will I paint beautiful water lilies like Monet. I can't do that. I'm in the idiot role of being a kiddie book person.

Maurice Sendak

BeautifulWaterMyselfBookIdiot

It is not differences of opinion; it is geographical lines, rivers, and mountains which divide State from State, and make different nations of mankind.

Jefferson Davis

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I am not a normal man.

Stevie Wonder

ManI AmNormalAm

Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance.

Tom Graves

SimpleGovernmentControlCompliance

I'm not really good at retiring. I tried that one time and Nancy ran me out of the house.

Tom Osborne

GoodTimeMeHouseOutTried

If you let the plot be determined by what you feel is in the character's mind at that point, it may not turn out to be a very good play, but at least it will be a play where people are behaving in a kind of truthful way.

Tom Stoppard

GoodCharacterPeopleMindFeelYou

If you haven't gotten a raise in the past couple years for a job well done, it might be time to ask for one.

Jean Chatzky

TimeJobPastWell DoneYouDone

With sad music, or music that's perceived as sad, there's a sense of solidarity that can be really powerful. My songs are all joyful to me.

Josh Tillman

MusicSadMePowerfulSolidarity

The absolute worst thing that you ever can do, in my opinion, in bringing science to the general public, is be condescending or judgmental. It is so opposite to the way science needs to be brought forth.

Brian Greene

ScienceOpinionYouWayWorst

The Royal family have always been great philanthropists.

Arpad Busson

FamilyGreatRoyalAlwaysBeen

I hear from the business community all the time that what they need is an educated work force. They need an infrastructure that can make people and products. You need to cultivate an environment that they can imagine living in and being in, having employees be in. And a fair tax structure. And a responsive government.

Allyson Schwartz

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