All Quotes

The thing that I enjoy about animation is the fact that it is unbridled, and there are no boundaries; when you are in the room, you don't have to focus on your clothing, make-up, hair, your choreography or your blocking; you really do have total freedom.
‐‐ Jodi Benson

The thing that I fear discriminating against is humor and truth.
‐‐ Charles Bukowski

The thing that I had saved up for myself and wanted most to bring off was a fully fledged professional production of Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Theater in Stratford.
‐‐ Trevor Nunn

The thing that I just discovered, which fascinates me really - my name, McCann, the translation isn't 'Son of Ann'... It comes from 'Canis' - as in 'canine' - as in 'dog!' My name - Rory McCann - means Rory Hound, Rory Wolfhound.
‐‐ Rory McCann

The thing that I learned early on is you really need to set goals in your life, both short-term and long-term, just like you do in business. Having that long-term goal will enable you to have a plan on how to achieve it.
‐‐ Denise Morrison

The thing that I like about Germany is that Germans are so much like us. It's not like going to some other countries, where the differences are overwhelming and you walk around in a fog. Germans are so similar to Americans.
‐‐ Matt Damon

The thing that I like about the way characters are written on the show these days is that nobody's perfect. Everyone has made a lot of mistakes and bad choices.
‐‐ Crystal Chappell

The thing that I look for in a script - I'm not looking for anything next because you never know where life's going to take you, so you can't just expect, 'I want to do this next.' So I'm not expecting anything; I'm just hoping.
‐‐ Julia Garner

The thing that I love about moviemaking is how many people it takes to make it.
‐‐ Brie Larson

The thing that I love about pop music is the simplicity and the directness of it.
‐‐ Tove Lo

The thing that I love is human behavior - why people do what they do, who they are, and the choices that they make - and that has to always be plot driven.
‐‐ Richard LaGravenese

The thing that I loved about 'Feud,' we froze a moment in time for these families that had never occurred before. That's magic.
‐‐ Richard Dawson

The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.
‐‐ Gary Vaynerchuk

The thing that I'm most proud of in my life is that if a stranger came up to me and said, 'I can't stop drinking. I can't stop drinking. Can you help me?' I can say, 'Yes, I can help you.'
‐‐ Matthew Perry

The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
‐‐ Rachel Zoe

The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.
‐‐ Tammy Blanchard

The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother's advice about honesty being the best policy. Listen to your cool, drunk uncle who tells you to lie. Those are the relationships that last.
‐‐ Adam DeVine

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.
‐‐ Michael Ian Black

The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.
‐‐ Ed Sheeran

The thing that I've always been slightly frustrated with, was that the idea of a CD is kind of confined to a material possession that you can put on a shelf. And the idea of music, for me, is always about both the communication and the sharing of content. And so the interactive part is missing.
‐‐ Yo-Yo Ma

The thing that I've always believed is that you have to follow your passion, and if climbing is your calling in life and your craft, to not do it is a tragedy. I am always going to encourage my children to follow their passions and dreams, whatever they are.
‐‐ Jimmy Chin

The thing that I've decided is, I don't want to be invisible, but I'd like to be transparent. I want people to see what I'm thinking and see through me.
‐‐ Terrance Hayes

The thing that I've learned is that there really is no joy, and nothing ever good is going to come from negativity. Those are thoughts that, even if you were presenting an honest version of yourself, there's just no point in sharing.
‐‐ Stephen Amell

The thing that I've learned, not just from writing comics but also from writing television programs like 'Law & Order,' is that you can fool some of the people some of the time - but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.
‐‐ Marc Guggenheim

The thing that I want to do, the most important thing to me is winning. How we do it, I really don't care.
‐‐ Mike Singletary

The thing that I was brought up to prize above everything else is the intellect. There is no problem that the intellect cannot solve, but it never had an original thought. Originality is the realm of the unconscious.
‐‐ Alan Garner

The thing that I would say is that U.S. power is not eternal. I am not saying that it won't come to an end. Because it will.
‐‐ Robert Kagan

The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
‐‐ Edward VIII

The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.
‐‐ Emma Thompson

The thing that inspires me most is empathizing with people's flaws and seeing how they deal with them. That sort of connection you feel with someone when you realize that maybe even the negative things that they've said or done are because of insecurities or injuries they've endured.
‐‐ James Mercer

The thing that interests me least about the radio business is the radio business. But I've had to learn a little bit about it. It's not rocket science: You get ratings, that's good.
‐‐ Al Franken

The thing that interests me most about family history is the gap between the things we think we know about our families and the realities.
‐‐ Jeremy Hardy

The thing that interests me most about Scotland is how we differ from our neighbours. How do our ambitions differ? What kind of society are we? What can we learn from the mistakes of the past, and how do we position ourselves in the world?
‐‐ Rory Stewart

The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.
‐‐ Vince Gilligan

The thing that is cool about my come up is that I dealt with fame and having money gradually. It didn't happen overnight. It was something that took a while to happen. It was something that humbled me and made me very appreciative of my blessings more than I would have been if it had happened faster and easier.
‐‐ Trey Songz

The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?
‐‐ Edwin Markham

The thing that is incredibly helpful is that we screen the movies and we ask the audience if they like it or not and we ask a lot of questions and do testing on the movies. For comedies, at least, it's very helpful. If they're not laughing and they don't say that they loved it, then I have screwed up.
‐‐ Judd Apatow

The thing that is most beautiful about Antarctica for me is the light. It's like no other light on Earth, because the air is so free of impurities. You get drugged by it, like when you listen to one of your favorite songs. The light there is a mood-enhancing substance.
‐‐ Jon Krakauer

The thing that is most important is having people who are involved and engaged with the kids and also are not stressed and can be involved with them. And that's actually not boring and banal. That actually takes a lot of work to make that happen, and it's not something that our society does very well at all.
‐‐ Alison Gopnik

The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
‐‐ Anna Quindlen

The thing that is so great about Ang Lee is the diversity in his filmmaking, from 'Brokeback...' to 'The Hulk.'
‐‐ Sam Taylor-Johnson

The thing that is uncomfortable is when people kind of stare for a long time and point. That gets weird. I'd much prefer someone to come up to me and say something.
‐‐ Brandon Jay McLaren

The thing that keeps me being a performer is my interest in society's obsession with identity, because I'm not sure that I really believe identity exists.
‐‐ Tilda Swinton

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.
‐‐ Lech Walesa

The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn't realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it.
‐‐ Sidney Sheldon

The thing that made 'M*A*S*H' so good was the fact that we did have those relationships off-camera and took them on-camera.
‐‐ Harry Morgan

The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.
‐‐ Edward Albee

The thing that makes a great genre movie is one that's not just entertainment, not just horror or sci-fi or whatever. The ones I love are the genre pictures with some subversive message underlying it all.
‐‐ Ethan Hawke

The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.
‐‐ Stephen M. Walt

The thing that makes 'Dirty Jobs' different is that it's one of the few shows that portrays work in a way that doesn't highlight the drudgery. Instead, it highlights the humor.
‐‐ Mike Rowe