#because

I have been dealing with back problems since 1995 when I was with the Blackhawks, and I've only missed part of one season because of it. That was last season in Toronto. ↗

— Ed Belfour

#because #been #dealing #i #last

Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#become #contracts #doing #else #entity

I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability. ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#because #childhood #dig #disability #get

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And that's where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#because #comes #confidence #considerable #constituency

I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#close #eyes #i #often #tolerate

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#almost #because #considered #doing #down

It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#because #brings #curse #like #people

'The Christmas Song,' by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance; to me it just sounds like the holidays. I've never sung it, because Nat's version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#because #christmas #cole #gotta #holidays

I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#counts #day #director #end #end of the day

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#because #comfortable #costs #doing #even