#had

When I had a job catering, I catered a wedding for the Smashing Pumpkins bassist in Indiana. And I served Billy Corgan shrimp off a tray. ↗

— Amy Poehler

#billy #catering #had #i #indiana

I did that for 40 years or more. I never had any writer's block. I got up in the morning, sat down at the typewriter - now, computer - lit up a cigarette. ↗

— Frederik Pohl

#block #cigarette #computer #did #down

One would have to have completely forgotten the history of science so as to not remember that the desire to know nature has had the most constant and the happiest influence on the development of mathematics. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#constant #desire #development #forgotten #had

I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to. ↗

— John Poindexter

#again #diplomacy #getting #had #i

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#be careful #behave #careful #carry #ever

I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself as what I was... a human being. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#color #had #human #human being #i

I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#had #i #reflection #use #values

I had learned something of Miami from people who had visited there, so I knew what to expect. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

#had #i #knew #learned #miami

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden. ↗