M.white Quotes

We are, largely, who we remember ourselves to be

His voice was cloves and nightingales, it took us to spice markets in the Celebs, we drifted with him on a houseboat beyond the Coral Sea. We were like cobras following a reed flute.

I think it's your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and that's a waste of a lovely life. 'Oh... I'm 30, oh, I'm 40, oh, 50.' Make the most of it.

Surfers have the most attitude.

I've had dreams about tricks.

Well, I mean, if a joke or humor is bawdy, it's got to be funny enough to warrant it. You can't just have it bawdy or dirty just for the sake of being that - it's got to be funny.

If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn't work, you're a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn't sound great to me!

I always tell people that our sports aren't that dangerous.

I'm proud of the U.S.A. We've done some amazing things. To wear our flag in the Olympics is an honor.

He [Paolo Sarpi] was one of the two foremost Italian statesmen since the Middle Ages, the other being Cavour.

Two hands are better than four sometimes.

It's only a dogma that hells exists; it isn't a dogma that there's anybody in it.

Catholicism isn't a religion, it's a nationality.

True, but irrelevant.

Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.

The whole system of society tells you what to do.

I woke up when I was 14 and went to speak to my mother and scared us both to death.

One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.

Everyone to me has to pick a subject to talk about in music if you're going to be a writer.

When I'm around animals, I don't pay attention to people.

I really don't care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are.

Avoid tweeting any photos of your private parts.

I'm wearing a put together from a little shop that I favor called The Back of My Closet.

I always tape my Christmas show in advance. That way I can spend the season of joy and goodwill with my only sister in Florida. She’s kinda a creep but she’s got a pool.

I've worked with Morris Animal Foundation for more than 40 years now, and I'm so proud of all they've done to advance veterinary medicine for animals worldwide.

The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.

Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street.

I think a handwritten letter - a lot of guys don't realize what that means. It's those little romantic touches that tell a lady, "I like a lot of people, but you have a special place in my heart."

Retirement is not in my vocabulary.

We actors can't take the credit. We love to try to claim the credit.

When we started in television, there was that magic box in the corner of the room, and 'Oh my gosh - look what it's doing!'

'Mary Tyler Moore' was - it was my first big hit.

A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.

I think older women still have a full life. Maybe the writers don't address it these days, but it doesn't change the fact.

Having a live audience makes a world of difference to the acting. It keeps your timing sharp. When something doesn't work, the actor can sense the reaction from the audience and quickly move on.

I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.

I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood.

The film industry gives you the opportunity to meet interesting people.

I don't care who anybody sleeps with.

I'm the luckiest broad on two feet, I'll tell you that. They say once a woman passes 40 she doesn't get any good parts, so I'm blessed.

I'm in the middle of my sixth book, which is about animals at the Los Angeles Zoo.

When I realized I could use Facebook as a way to communicate directly with my fans, I thought it would be a great idea.

I'm blessed with good health for which I'm deeply grateful, so for that reason, I feel so good. Everybody else is far more excited about the 90 than I am.

I don't know if it can happen, but apparently I might get divorced before I get married.

Don't get bogged down with all the details of how it's going to come together. Just do the dishes. And watch the momentum build.

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

I was a surrogate for Obama; I helped fundraise. I'm still a supporter.

I work to take care of my family, not the other way around.

Friends are what God gives you to make up for your family.

What is nice about country music today is that most artists are not trying to do something everybody else is doing. They really are trying to develop their own uniqueness.