#myself

I consider myself to have been the bridge between the shotgun and the binoculars in bird watching. Before I came along, the primary way to observe birds was to shoot them and stuff them. ↗

— Roger Tory Peterson

#along #been #before #between #binoculars

Even though I don't feel I need approval, it's still important to me to give a good performance. I'm hard on myself. ↗

— Michelle Pfeiffer

#even #feel #give #good #hard

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. ↗

— Michelle Pfeiffer

#because #care #drive #i #i can

My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I'm not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it. ↗

— Sarah Polley

#cancer #despite #died #efforts #happened

He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer. ↗

— Georges Pompidou

#i #imitated #longer #me #myself

I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#also #day #every #every day #family

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing. ↗

— Katherine Anne Porter

#any #end #i #leaving #me

Whenever I get frustrated, I tell myself, you could be working at a 7-Eleven right now, so never take for granted what you do for a living. ↗

— Shannen Doherty

#could #frustrated #get #granted #i

I'm hosting a quiz show, but I never considered myself a game show host. ↗

— Maury Povich

#game #game show #host #hosting #i

When I sat down to write I just felt like a geek writing about myself. And then it dawned on me, just because of the way I am, I can't stop talking, and part of the problem is that anything that gets said reminds me of something that happened to me one time, and invariably I cut people off and talk about myself. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#am #anything #because #cut #dawned