#just be

What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#construct #enduring #ephemeral #everything #flashes

I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

#already #because #been #before #big

I've always thought that whether I'm writing or not, I've gotta pick the best songs, whether or not they're mine. I'm not gonna sing them just because I wrote them. I've gotta find the best songs to make the best record I can. ↗

— George Strait

#because #best #find #gonna #gotta

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. ↗

— Shirley Chisholm

#just #just because #lost #our #skirt

This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary. ↗

— Patricia Heaton

#because #certain #cost #feel #gadgets

But in film you always watch situations or stories that you really have no relation to. A lot of times just because there's no personal connection doesn't mean you can't connect with the film or the characters in the film. ↗

— Jay Hernandez

#because #characters #connect #connection #film

I'm not crazy about arenas just because I can sell them out. It doesn't do anything for my ego at all. I want to play places where people don't have to sit in the nosebleed seats and wonder what the hell is going on. ↗

— Whitney Houston

#anything #arenas #because #crazy #ego

I don't want my daughter to be educated. I think women should just be decorative. ↗

— Richard Brautigan

#decorative #educated #i #i think #just

I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan. ↗

— Adam Brody

#been #big #big deal #commonplace #cool

I chose Sony Classics, not just because of their practical experience, not just because of their wisdom in marketing, but mainly because of their integrity. ↗

— Arthur Cohn

#chose #classics #experience #i #integrity