I swore I would never do a reality show. I've been offered them for years and years because our family life is a little crazy - I will admit to that. Definitely not the conventional mom or family - or anything, for that matter.
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Related I've been asked for years to do a reality show. One of my criteria is that I would be given the ... KIM FIELDS I've been a Dolphin for 17 years, and I'll be a Dolphin for the rest of my life. That will n... DAN MARINO My mom is actually a former prima ballerina, and all the women in my family are associated either wi... KSENIA SOLO I've been using makeup since I was ten years old. I've learned a lot of do's and don'... BECKY G If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up i... JOHNNY DEPP I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - pa... BRUCE FORSYTH I would definitely want kids. Would they be dancers? I dunno. That's up to them. If they show in... MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY I would definitely like to have a family, and whether that's with a man or a woman doesn't r... KRISTANNA LOKEN I hope that my family will continue in another thousand years. FREDERIK, CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK 'Grey Gardens' consumed my life for over two and a half years. It really takes its toll on t... CHRISTINE EBERSOLE The Grays have been very kind to my family and me over the past four years and I would not do anythi... CYNTHIA DIAZ I've been offered jobs by companies that supported apartheid many times in the 25 years of my mo... NAOMI CAMPBELL I ain't no saint, but I have tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God. I f... ELVIS PRESLEY I've been a vegetarian for years and years. I'm not judgemental about others who aren't,... DREW BARRYMORE I've been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either ... AL JARREAU I constantly write about my safety walking to and from school, and then I would come home at night, ... TA-NEHISI COATES I think that anything that you do, any accomplishment that you make, you have to work for. And I'... CAMERON DIAZ I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand... MICHAEL JACKSON We always say 'I would kill for my family' or 'I would die for my family' but would you really? I me... JOHNNY DEPP I'm happiest at home hanging out with the kids... Having a family has been my saving grace becau... JUDE LAW Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I w... STEVE NASH I do know the Spelling family. I worked for Aaron Spelling when I was a brunette. I've known the... LONI ANDERSON I could care less about the radio or the TV or album sales. I want that connection with people becau... VINCE STAPLES If I had gotten the parts in 'Scream' or 'I Know What You Did Last Summer,' I would ... ADAM SCOTT It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on... KATARINA WITT There was a great strain in our family because my father didn't want anything to do with me. He ... CAROL VORDERMAN I know this may come as a shock to most of you, but I've decided to quit acting. I will not be a... CHRIS PRATT I'm thankful to God for having a family that's been there for me. He's been there from t... ASHTON SHEPHERD I'm fortunate enough to have learned not to waste time getting frustrated with my kids, or co-wo... CHANDRA WILSON But I don't only get recognized for 'Friday the 13th.' I was on a TV show called' I&... BETSY PALMER For years, I swore I couldn't work out because my own sweat gave me a rash. MARY KAY ANDREWS I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've... DAVID MORSE I always thought that family was the most important thing in life, and no matter what I do, whether ... DAVID BURTKA I always try to act as though there is a little boy or a little girl around, and I try never to do a... STEVE GARVEY I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and wil... GORDON PARKS There are people who are surprised at my politics and being a conservative and the rest of it. But t... WAYNE NEWTON I think it's a crazy phenomenon that a reality show would prepare you for real life. But the race ab... CHAR SCHROEDER I wish I could have 25,000 years of my personal family history documented in a very powerful compute... BRENDAN FRASER I would really like to do a really cool one-hour show, maybe on, like, HBO or something like that; o... JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT It's funny because ever since 'American Idol,' people look at me without makeup and thin... CANDICE GLOVER We will do whatever is within our powers to try and get rid of this disease for all of our friends a... JULIE FOGLESONG I've been wrestling since I was 18 years old. And within the first five months of my wrestling c... DANIEL BRYAN I have been a woman for fifty years, and I've never yet been able to discover precisely what it ... JEAN GIRAUDOUX I know, especially in my family, people's feelings get hurt over the tiniest things. I'm sur... JONATHAN KRISEL I've been blackmailed a billion times. I've been sued for ridiculous things. At one point in... R. KELLY Playing for 14 years definitely took its toll mentally. I decided when I was playing my last season ... ALAN HANSEN I've never been invited to do 'Stars on Ice' before, which is the only figure skating to... JOHNNY WEIR My favorite thing to do is to perform. It doesn't matter if people are watching or not because e... BENNY CASSETTE In my 20 years of baseball, I've been misquoted three or four times, and for someone who talks a... CURT SCHILLING Well I forgot how different it was because I've been here for about four or five years. It's... LATRELL SPREWELL If you've been running a business for 38 years, you're approaching your 66th birthday, you... SEAN QUINN I've been directing for 25 years almost, and I've only directed nine films in that time beca... HAROLD RAMIS Whenever I've not known what to do, I've always gone back to the Carter Family because there... CARLENE CARTER For years, I have been criticized for supporting the military because I have no military experience.... MIKE GALLAGHER I'm really excited to be joining the fantastic cast of 'EastEnders' - a show which my fa... BEN HARDY I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those wo... ABBI JACOBSON For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to ... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I had been out there long enough. I had not seen my family for four years. BARNEY ROSS I've been a model for 15 years, and I've been on 'Top Chef' for eight seasons, and b... PADMA LAKSHMI Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my angel would show up. I could use a little... ROMA DOWNEY I've been more or less vegetarian for about 40 years. Health diet really helps. I do meditation ... MAHAVISHNU JOHN MCLAUGHLIN When I was three years old I was taken with my family to a little town in Western Minnesota, where I... MARY MACLANE Singing and being truthful to a song... I've developed that skill, and I know how to do that rea... TAYLOR DANE I've never been crazy. I'm a very good girl, to be honest. I don't do anything to hurt a... LEIGHTON MEESTER Nick is 11 and a half years younger than I am, so his mom is only, like, 11 or 12 years older than m... MEGAN MULLALLY I've lived in New York for thirty years now, but I'm a proud Pittsburgher, and home is home.... TAMARA TUNIE I did not have a happy family life a few years ago. I was divorced, and I was very alienated from my... ALEC BALDWIN Well I think in all the thirty years I've been doing this now and being gone from home and all t... VINCE GILL I've been writing all these books that have been largely autobiographical and yet, really, they ... BILL BRYSON The relationship between my family and the Mariners' family has been amazing. Our relationship is no... DAN WILSON I suppose I don't have to work, but I do love working. I class myself as a working-class girl, a... BONNIE TYLER Every family is different. I am mom and I am dad and I'm going to do my best. You should be prou... RICKY MARTIN If I had a 42 or better in there somewhere, instead of having to count a 46, we would have won. That... BOB BECKMAN Those three years on 'Loving' were instrumental in helping me move through the next few year... MICHAEL WEATHERLY Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with... STEVE NASH During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe. IMRAN KHAN I've lived the American dream. I was born and raised on the farm, first in my family to graduate... CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS I know Donald Trump. I've met him; I know his family. I have love and friendship and affection f... CORY BOOKER Jeff puts his relationship first and foremost and realizes I do the same, so he really watches out f... JEFF FOXWORTHY A lot of people resent that I've been in someone's life for 50 years. Why shouldn't peop... JERRY LEWIS I'm going to be doing solo stuff. The idea is to do 'small' and 'off my beaten path,... PATTY GRIFFIN My mother never made me do anything for my brothers, like serve them. I think that's an importan... DOLORES HUERTA I definitely wasn't trying to disrespect Mo in any way, or the fans, as everybody is talking about. ... ALLEN IVERSON I am not a politician; I've never run for anything in my life. I'm an economist. I'm a b... LAWRENCE KUDLOW This is something I never wanted to do. I did it more for the family, to help Mom financially. I did... ANDY WINN Since I was very young, probably two or three, I had really good memorization skills. I would memori... NATHAN KRESS I've lived in Kansas for more than thirty years, and for half of those, I was part of a ranching... NANCY PICKARD I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that yo... EDNITA NAZARIO I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty muc... DEREK JETER I always felt like there wasn't a blueprint for father-daughter relationships - for them or for ... LUCY ALIBAR I've never been called quiet about anything in my life. However, I'm also not one of those p... ALLEN COVERT I am no David Beckham. I have not changed my life since I was 15 years old. My family is the only th... ADOLFO CAMBIASO I've always wanted a family since I was a little girl - a big family. I'm an only child, so ... BEHATI PRINSLOO I've been teaching full-time for 41 years at small colleges, and I can't imagine what it wou... JAY PARINI I could not do what I do, and teach a class, and never miss a deadline, never be late for anything i... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS I've said that I would play anything to do with 'Star Wars.' But really, deep down, I wo... RAY PARK They're good kids, both of them. And I know that about them, because of the fact that as tough as th... MICHAEL PLUMLEY I have a very large shoebox overflowing with lyrics I've been writing and collecting since my te... EVAN RACHEL WOOD We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for year... ROMA DOWNEY The great thing about The Simple Life is that it's a reality show but not based on my reality, ... I... NICOLE RICHIE
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[Fr., L'indolence est le sommeil des esprits.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.
[Fr., Il est difficile d'estimer quelq... LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and
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[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Obscurity is the realm of error.
[Fr., L'obscurite est le royaume de l'erreur.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.
[Fr., La clarte orne les pensees profondes.] LUC DE CLAPIER DE VAUVANARGUES An optimist is a man who plant two acorns and buy a hammock. JEAN DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY Clearness marks the sincerity of philosophers.
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LUC DE CLAPIERS Those who can bear all can dare all. LUC DE CLAPIERS We should expect the best and the worst of mankind, as from the weather. LUC DE CLAPIERS One can not be just if one is not humane. LUC DE CLAPIERS Clearness ornaments profound thoughts. LUC DE CLAPIERS Patience is the art of hoping. LUC DE CLAPIERS All grand thoughts come from the heart. LUC DE CLAPIERS Indolence is the sleep of the mind. LUC DE CLAPIERS One promises much, to avoid giving little. LUC DE CLAPIERS Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something. LUC DE CLAPIERS Great thoughts come from the heart. LUC DE CLAPIERS The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught. LUC DE CLAPIERS The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success. LUC DE CLAPIERS The art of pleasing is the art of deception. LUC DE CLAPIERS The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the m... LUC DE CLAPIERS One is not born a woman, but becomes one. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain it... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR If you live long enough, you'll see that every victory turns into a defeat. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR Art is an attempt to integrate evil. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their ... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of lov... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, ... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR Society, being codified by man, decrees that woman is inferior; she can do away with this inferiorit... SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR I am incapable of conceiving infinity, and yet I do not accept finity. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR The universe lies before you on the floor, in the air, in the mysterious bodies of your dancers, in ... AGNES DE MILLE I think I'm well on the way of overcoming a very big hurdle that's been in my way for severa... REBECCA DE MORNAY I would watch anything with Meryl Streep in it. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND All of Hollywood was convinced that 'Gone with the Wind' would be a colossal disaster and ra... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND What bothered me was playing one-dimensional parts in films which were really about, 'Boy Meets ... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND How many women in this world are served breakfast in bed every morning by a gorgeous young man? I am... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND When I was five, I discovered a secret box that contained Mummy's stage makeup. It was like find... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it freque... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND