#her

I like what I'm doing. Today at 88, I wouldn't think of quitting because I can't think of anything else I would rather do. And now with my lectures on all the charitable things that I do, just as you do, I think that what I'm doing matters. ↗

— Art Linkletter

#because #charitable #doing #else #i

If a tree dies, plant another in its place. ↗

— Carolus Linnaeus

#another #dies #place #plant #tree

It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously. ↗

— Laura Linney

#appreciate #around #breath #come #deep

A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that. ↗

— Laura Linney

#cannot #eat #i #just #know

At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them. ↗

— Laura Linney

#always #book #con #i #instead

I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody. ↗

— Laura Linney

#certain #certain things #condition #different #enjoy

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress. ↗

— Laura Linney

#ever #father #grew #i #manhattan

I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word. ↗

— Laura Linney

#cancer #death #even #evolved #grandmother

I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me! ↗

— Laura Linney

#credit #father #give #had #him

My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father. ↗

— Laura Linney

#father #i #parents #spend #weekends