Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.
If you live in a squalid environment, then of course you are going to want to get out of it, you are probably going to want to get into the country, because that's what it does.
I never think about any of my accomplishments and I always get butterflies in my stomach and I never get too comfortable with the status.
I mean, you know, sometimes, yeah, you wish for something and you don't get quite what you wish for. But you get something bigger and better.
It's not what you will get out of the books that is so enriching — it is what the books will get out of you that will ultimately change your life.
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
When I came to America I thought, 'Wouldn't it be awesome to get into one movie?' And then I get cast in 'Bridesmaids' as my first job here and it's such a huge movie.
You don't think the losing is ever going to end, but when it does end, you get to enjoy it and keep working with it and keep getting it better, and that's where we are.
I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday.
I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.
I get very competitive, mostly in acting though. When I'm going out for a role or something, that's when I really get very territorial about things.
If you know the only way to lose your seat is to get out-conservatived in a primary, you'll never let anyone get to your right.
Hearing loss very often is such a gradual phenomenon that the person is in denial. You really have to be patient with them in getting them to come forward to get help.
Once you've been somebody, really, you have a career and you're a nobody anymore, and you're getting older, you're living what's called a state of shame.
A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn and get a bit angry.
Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.
When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
I didn't plan to act, but I'm glad I'm doing it - and I just want to keep getting better.
What I learned very quickly is that if you get it right in the first two or three takes, it's not going to get that much better.
Love is like a booger, you pick and pick at it. Then when you get it you wonder how to get rid of it.
Leadership is a greater change process. It means getting to lead all those who told you that you will never get too far." neculaifantanaru . com
