#sit

Fresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms folded, butch-looking...you know - I met with the woman in charge of Holloway police station. She gave me the most invaluable advice: never let them see you cry, and never cross your arms. When I asked why, she said 'because it is a defensive action and therefore weak. ↗

— Helen Mirren

#posture #women #positive-thoughts

No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. ↗

— Randy Pausch

#hard-times #inspiration #inspirational

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#character #first #first of all #follow #hopefully

What kind of life can you have in a house without books? ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#boredom #dullness #inspiration #life #necessity

I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations. ↗

— Sharon Stone

#anyone #being #certainly #does #forced

An attitude of positive expectation is the mark of the superior personality. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#brian-tracy #educational #expectation #expectations #life

It makes a big difference in your life when you stay positive. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

#positivity #life

They play like file clerks file. ↗

— Lauren Kessler

#life

Some of her last words to me, Mason, were 'I believe in fate and I believe you were supposed to walk into my life, so Mason could walk into yours.” I know she can’t be wrong. ↗

— Ella Frank

#exquisite #lena-o-donnell #mason-langley #life

Happiness is loving your enemies. ↗

— Charles M. Schulz

#love