I left the Middle West for Schenectady because the General Electric Company offered me a more congenial, better paying job than did anyone else. Kurt Vonnegut Read Quote
I think it’s important to move people beyond just dreaming into doing. They have to be able to see that you are just like them, and you made it. Sonia Sotomayor Read Quote
Sometimes I am so dry that people don’t know I’m kidding and think I’m being serious. I enjoy this because their reactions are often funny. Robert Crais Read Quote
If I should have a daughter, instead of ‘Mom,’ she’s gonna call me ‘Point B,’ because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. And I’m going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say, ‘Oh, I know that like the back of my hand.’ Sarah Kay Read Quote
I think Dutch people are very sober. I don’t know if it’s the right word. Like, you have the most famous person walk by some Dutch people, and they’re like, ‘Oh, hello.’ And they maybe take a photo, but most of the time, they’ll respect you and leave you alone. And if you go to some other countries they will literally mob you, go crazy. Martin Garrix Read Quote
I look at people in certain circumstances, and I fall into caretaker mode real quick, real easy. I like to shoulder people up and carry them along, and then I end up creating some kind of dependency. I enable. It’s really, really hard for me. Paul Walker Read Quote
I want that Sinatra type of fame. It’s not the ‘Whoever’s the hot pop star at the moment’ fame. It’s the ‘Walk into a room and everybody just kind of politely nods their heads’ fame. Sinatra fame. Jerrod Carmichael Read Quote
Penalty kicks are so much about confidence and your mentality going into them. If you go walk up to a kick and you’re not sure where you’re gonna place it, or you’re feeling a little uneasy, that’s when you often miss it. Julie Foudy Read Quote
I’ll tell you this: You have to remember to chase and catch your dreams, because if you don’t, your imagination will live in empty spaces, and that’s nowhere land. Gary Busey Read Quote
