#elf

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself. ↗

— Ethel Barrymore

#first #grow #grow up #laugh #real

Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written. ↗

— Mark Twain

#biography #buttons #cannot #clothes #himself

I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part in everything-but the moment you enjoy what you're doing, you try to express yourself, to find your way, and every time is different, of course. ↗

— Cecilia Bartoli

#course #different #doing #enjoy #every

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself. ↗

— Mark Twain

#itself #look #only #painted #words

People of art should never get married and have children, because it's a selfish experience. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#because #children #experience #get #get married

Although I don't gamble in life - I've never played poker - I do gamble on stage. I gamble with myself: 'Can I do this?' ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#gamble #i #i do #life #myself

I don't see in myself any perfection. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#i #myself #perfection #see

I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life. ↗

— Shania Twain

#always #best #desperate #dictate #feel

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen. ↗

— Traian Basescu

#beat #believing #biggest #citizen #country

I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things. ↗

— Shania Twain

#dark #deep #experiencing #find #force