#thing

I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with. ↗

— John Irving

#console #fact #how #i #in fact

I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. ↗

— Steve Irwin

#being #believe #education #educational #enthusiasm

You know, people think you have to be dumb to skip rope for 45 minutes. No, you have to be able to imagine something else. While you're skipping rope, you have to be able to see something else. ↗

— John Irving

#dumb #else #imagine #know #minutes

And I don't want to begin something, I don't want to write that first sentence until all the important connections in the novel are known to me. As if the story has already taken place, and it's my responsibility to put it in the right order to tell it to you. ↗

— John Irving

#begin #connections #first #i #important

When I was younger, I thought you had to be in control of your own life. That takes a lot of discipline, hard work and focus. You just can't let it all fall by the wayside. Later on, I learned that God is really in control of everything. But you still have to put your best foot forward and be the best you can possibly be. ↗

— Janet Jackson

#control #discipline #everything #fall #focus

People can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you. ↗

— Janet Jackson

#hurt #people #point #rhinoceros #skin

There's other things I'd like to do. I probably won't tour for a very, very long time. It's something that you feel inside and that's the way I've been looking at everything. ↗

— Janet Jackson

#everything #feel #i #inside #like

When I'm feeling down on myself or not feeling good about who I am, or maybe something happened and I'm feeling depressed, I eat to fill that void. Afterwards I'll beat myself up about it. I regret doing it, but I'll turn around and do it again. ↗

— Janet Jackson

#afterwards #again #am #around #beat

Whether it's possible or not, being a doctor, you take an oath. To care for your patient, not to kill them. You take an oath to do things that are proper in the medical world. Not to administer something outside of a hospital setting that's not even your area. ↗

— Jermaine Jackson

#area #being #care #doctor #even

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#change #change things #courage #does #initiative