Frances O'Grady Quotes

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.

Frances O'Grady

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MotherGreatFeetThinkDignity

I do a little thing about the way people shake the sweetener packet. You know, like they're all excited. I want to get all the granules down to one end. I love all these rituals.

Jerry Seinfeld

LovePeopleEndYouDownKnow

As president, Trump does and says outrageous and false things every week, from ordering arbitrary travel bans to accusing President Obama of illegal wiretapping with no evidence.

Jennifer Palmieri

TravelWeekPresidentEvidenceFalse

I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free - on the fringe - as if it's some kind of virtue. That annoys me - actors should be paid well.

Andrew Scott

WorkPeopleMeFreeKindVirtue

I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable.

Andrea Parker

DedicationKindComfortableDancing

Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad.

Maurice Sendak

ChildrenParentsMomYouKnowWant

I like playing characters that have a prickly armor because when you start to see the cracks and some heart come out, it gives the audience something to look forward to.

Matt Passmore

HeartStartForwardYouLookSee

I love to go to the studio and stay there 10 or 12 hours a day. I love it. What is it? I don't know. It's life.

Johnny Cash

LifeLoveDayGoKnowStay

Hockey is the original extreme sport.

Tom Ward

HockeyOriginalExtremeSport

My mother started out by being a very good girl. She did everything that was expected of her, and it cost her dearly. Late in her life, she was furious that she had not followed her own heart; she thought that it had ruined her life, and I think she was right.

Ruth Reichl

LifeGoodMotherGirlHeartThink

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.

Mary Astell

MePartyRunWeakDefendOver

Some people think I can only do fancy; I don't know why. I'm a pretty easy person, really. Low maintenance. I get on with things, and I'm comfortable anywhere.

Donna Air

PeopleThinkEasyI CanPersonKnow

People are lazy, and they want their fast food via the television.

Dean Winters

FoodPeopleTelevisionFastWant

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