Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.
Fannie Flagg
Related I don't have this weird, natural funny bone that constantly comes out. It's not like my ever... RACHAEL HARRIS There's just a natural instinct to want to be great, I think. PATRICK WILSON My natural instinct after doing something shameful is not to rush into the street boasting about it ... RUSSELL BAKER Stasis is something that has marked my life since I was a boy growing up in Pittsburgh with my mothe... SAID SAYRAFIEZADEH Conformity-the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority MARK TWAIN I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish chara... KATE BURTON For my father, being kind was natural... I have to really work at it. I love competing and winning, ... DAVID COPPERFIELD I think that's just a natural instinct as an actor is that you want to just keep exploring human... ERIKA CHRISTENSEN The entire Mayron's Good Baby natural skin care line is free from synthetic fragrances, paraben,... MELANIE MAYRON If I was a carpenter, and I was trying to maintain my father's musical legacy, then I guess it w... STEPHEN MARLEY What was the use of my having come from Oakland it was not natural to have come from there yes write... GERTRUDE STEIN What was the use of my having come from Oakland, it was not natural to have come from there, yes, wr... GERTRUDE STEIN In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I w... ALEXIS BLEDEL I have a natural instinct to feel guilty and that I've let people down. I've apologized in m... RIVERS CUOMO I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not n... DAVID DUCHOVNY Being with Kyra is so natural for me; it's the easiest aspect of my life. I know that I don'... KEVIN BACON Even when I was rebelling against my father, the point was to follow my own intuition and instinct. KANGANA RANAUT If I write a book where all I've ever experienced is success, people won't take a positive l... SONIA SOTOMAYOR If you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 year... SOFIA VERGARA Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural ... ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Even when the attention focused on me is positive, I am uncomfortable being looked at by a lot of pe... SUSAN CAIN Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct. SUGAR RAY LEONARD Our natural instinct was to put things online that were public. CATERINA FAKE If you're not getting work, make your own work. I think that's a good mentality. I suppose I... SOPHIE KENNEDY CLARK I do think it's perfectly natural and human to want to invest belief in something. It's just... DYLAN MORAN I force myself to outline, but not too closely, so I guess I plot by the seat of my pants? My natura... VICTORIA AVEYARD Yeah, but if you're not doing what everyone else is doing then you're going to be misunderst... KID CUDI Ah, much deluded! lay aside Thy threats, and anger misapplied! Art not afraid with sounds ... JOHN MILTON My hobby is gardening, I love it, it's my main hobby. I like being at home and I'm very happ... SUSAN HAMPSHIRE Love is a natural instinct that grows if it is nurtured. It evolves itself but withers if it is not ... BALROOP SINGH I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music. KEVIN GATES What I call my 'self' now is hardly a person at all. It's mainly a meeting place for var... C. S. LEWIS My first instinct was not to do it. I didn't want to trample on ( Whipped Cream ). HERB ALPERT I came to love, I came into my own. THEODORE ROETHKE Fatherhood is a very natural thing; it's not something that shakes up my life but rather it enri... ANDREA BOCELLI I just use my life story as a kind of device on which to hang comic observations. It's not my in... BILL BRYSON Your body is not made to throw like we throw. That's why you see softball pitchers pitching two ... JAMIE MOYER If I can't pronounce it, I don't want to put it in my body. Everything to me now is organic,... SHARON JONES My mommy instinct is to go and hug my children. MARLA MCKENNA No, I don't make my work in order to challenge or confuse other people's expectations - I on... IAN HAMILTON FINLAY Now what I contend is that my body is my own, at least I have always so regarded it. If I do harm th... MARK TWAIN My instinct would say probably not. My guess is to be a little bit more sure and little more conserv... DAVE URICK I design from instinct. It's the only way I know how to live. What feels good. What feels right.... DONNA KARAN I think comedy is more my instinct and more what I'm geared towards. AUSTIN PECK I think it's natural for a creative to be sensitive. If I'm in the studio and I write someth... G-EAZY I like to smile when its natural. I'm not mad or anything. That's my style. JESSE MCCARTNEY My instinct is to be very controlling. GARY KEMP I wasn't happy at the career I was at and wanted to try something else, and so I tried fighting,... BROCK LESNAR I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My perfectionist instinct shoul... FERNANDO PESSOA At the end of the day, I have to wash my face. I hate going to bed after a long day not washing my f... SELENA GOMEZ If you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 years old. SOFIA VERGARA I come from the theatre; my bones are in the theatre. It's as natural as breathing to want to be... KENNETH BRANAGH I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's n... CALLIE THORNE My first instinct is always to fight back because ever since I was a kid, that's what I've a... JAMES ARTHUR I am inherently a little brother - that's just my nature. It has to do with my sister being very... JAKE GYLLENHAAL I wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural... KURT MASUR I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that... RYAN REYNOLDS The dripping... well, if it happens, it happens; it does not take anything from the work. The drippi... KEITH HARING One of the things I've learnt is not to depend on there being a woman in your life to make it wo... SALMAN RUSHDIE When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace. JOHN MCCARTHY I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else g... JERRY LEWIS Do you know, Sandy dear, all my ambitions are for you and Rose. You have got insight, perhaps not qu... MURIEL SPARK Worrying won't prevent the worst outcome. I've learned to live in the moment, which is not m... TRACY POLLAN We all have a natural instinct to protect children from harm. It's never fun to see a child hurt... DARELL HAMMOND Notes are tricky in an audition, because I find, more often than not, my instinct is right. LANCE REDDICK I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct. CARICE VAN HOUTEN My own cabaret is constantly evolving with what is occurring in my own life, so motherhood is a natu... SUSAN EGAN If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died a... CHARLIE HUNNAM Paddy Considine is a great friend of mine, and he is a natural actor because he is an artist, and I&... EDDIE MARSAN If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway... AMY SEDARIS I couldn't put my hand on my heart and say I think that being in a relationship is a natural sta... HUGH GRANT I love Monet: his 'Water Lilies' would look great on my wall. But would I prefer to see mone... BONNIE LANGFORD My daughter, Lila, is my style critic. She'll say, 'No, Mummy, you can't wear that.'... KATE MOSS All money nowadays seems to be produced with a natural homing instinct for the Treasury. PRINCE PHILIP EDINBURGH My natural self is John Goodman. If I relaxed, I'd be him. TIM DALY I'm happy to have my own opinion and air it when I think it's necessary. ROBERT MACNEIL My smile wavers as I revert to my natural state of being: nervous and weird. STEPHANIE PERKINS It's so rare that I get to do something in my own accent in my own hometown. REBECCA HALL I think you figure out how to be funny by necessity. It's not a natural thing, being funny in th... JULIE BROWN I always have at least four different lip products in my purse - I'm obsessed! I'm into L... EDY GANEM For me, motivation is easy. I enjoy what I'm doing, and I'm lucky to play tennis. I enjoy th... STANISLAS WAWRINKA I make all my decisions by listening to my instinct and then keeping my fingers crossed it will lead... FELICITY JONES My instinct is to keep my engagement ring - After all, I wouldn't like to see it on the finger of a ... SIAN LLOYD My spray-tan woman is amazing. She comes to my house at 10 o'clock the night before a shoot. The... CHRISTINE TEIGEN It's very important to take risks. I think that research is very important, but in the end you h... ANNA WINTOUR I'm happy if my music is being downloaded, whether it's legally or illegally. JOSHUA BELL My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was... BEYONCE KNOWLES “I have four friends on my way to success. Luck, talent, developing filed and killing instinct”. DR. SHAILESH THAKER I spoke with Terri -- she focused on my face, she responded. She's weak, but she's also at the same ... PATRICIA ANDERSON My dad played; it was something that came natural to me and I liked it. ELISE CRUMMIE When I started, I was doing all the good comedians I'd ever seen. Then I developed my own voice.... BOB NEWHART Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thi... PATRICE O'NEAL I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If anything, I'm a natural interviewer, a natural list... IRA GLASS I've never been comfortable being a pawn. I work with brands where I feel like I can have my say... KERRY WASHINGTON I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many ... KATIE LEUNG In my own case, who have spent my whole life in the practice of virtue, right conduct from habitual ... SALLUST All of my work is based on nature. I grew up in a rural environment and living in the Bay Area allow... JUDITH ANDERSON My natural-born sarcasm, when it's unimpeded, can be a bit overbearing at times and I'm the ... TOM BERGERON I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just ma... CAMPBELL SCOTT My family lives in Miami, and I always envision myself, if something happens, it'd be like '... NATALIE MARTINEZ
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