#takes

An optimist is a girl who mistakes a bulge for a curve. ↗

— Ring Lardner

#girl #mistakes #optimist #who

We make mistakes, we have our faults, and God knows some of us have more than our share, but when danger threatens and duty calls, we go smiling to our own funeral. ↗

— James Larkin

#danger #duty #faults #funeral #go

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use. ↗

— Peter Latham

#balance #between #exactly #fortunate #himself

It usually takes two people a little while to learn where the funny buttons are and testy buttons are. ↗

— Matt Lauer

#funny #learn #little #people #takes

You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#being #between #dealing #going #inside

I really like the half-hour comedy. I really do. I know people that are in movies all the time and they, you know, they don't see their families as much. And that takes its toll over time. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#families #half-hour #i #know #like

It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required. ↗

— Stephen Leacock

#cents #courage #deal #forty #get

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#careful #establish #far #field #ought

Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home, I think, can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency, not only with your family and those you love but with your friends. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#away #consistency #difficulties #family #friends

I never took an acting class, so I've made all my mistakes on film. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#acting class #class #film #i #made