#my

My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence. ↗

— Taylor Dayne

#current #had #i #i tried #influence

Nor should the U.S. military be forced to remain in Iraq essentially as an army for one side of a civil war. ↗

— Peter DeFazio

#civil #civil war #essentially #forced #iraq

When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. ↗

— Gavin DeGraw

#adopting #died #grandfather #great #hands

The economy is after all driven by people. No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm, a turnaround, revival and progress can be possible. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#economy

Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#thrift #waste #economy

When you try to unravel something you've written, you belittle it in a way. It was created as a mystery. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#created #mystery #something #try #unravel

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#being #being funny #being myself #decided #everything

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#everybody #everything #force #hard #how

But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair ↗

— Relient K

#beauty

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#always #anybody #bob #copy #else