#had

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#against #bed #catalogue #description #fine

Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#almost #begun #cooled #disappear #eager

As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along. ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#along #came #did #had #i

If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#been #could #done #establishment #experiments

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#get #great #had #his #known

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that. ↗

— Stephen Root

#chance #direct #had #haven #i

The owners and managers were too stupid to realize we had brains. ↗

— Ted Lindsay

#had #managers #owners #realize #stupid

I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights. ↗

— Art Linkletter

#grew #had #i #know #money

TV is the place for writers to live. This is where you have creative control and you're constantly writing. 'Twilight' had almost a TV schedule to it. I was constantly working on these projects. There was not a whole lot of lull but I've gone onto other feature projects that's like, 'Okay, I'll get back to you on notes.' ↗

— Melissa Rosenberg

#back #constantly #control #creative #creative control

I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I've really had to decide what's important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business. ↗

— Diana Ross

#care #decide #family #few #had