"Your best is whatever you can do comfortably without having a breakdown."

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Source : J. R. Moehringer (2005). “The Tender Bar: A Memoir”

J. R. Moehringer

#Breakdown Quotes

“We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.”
“It's kind of fun being the cute, little one. In fact, I'm finding it hard to grow out of that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I came from somewhat of a musical family. I had an uncle on Broadway. My dad kind of knows how to play instruments. Although, I always find it annoying when he does play an instrument.”
“My mother wanted to be an actress. She wanted to follow her dreams and she never really got a chance to do that. I feel like I'm following her dream in a way. She's proud of me for doing what I wanted to do, but at the same time, I'm kind of taking up where she left off.”
“Pretentiousness repels but authenticity attracts, and vulnerability is the pathway to intimacy.”
“There's no polite way to say to somebody (religious followers) 'Do you realize you've wasted your life?”
“Remember, there are two things that keep us oppressed: them and us. We are half of the equation. There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it's now OK to express ourselves publicly. We must make that day ourselves, by speaking out publicly -- first in small numbers, then in greater numbers, until it's simply the way things are and no one thinks twice. Never doubt that we will create this world, because, my friends, we are fortunate to live in a democracy, and in a democracy, we decide what's possible.”

Source : "Tammy Baldwin, Our Voice of the Future" by Kristen Hotham Carroll, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 7, 2012.
“I think it's harder to go from comedy to drama than from drama to comedy. Seeing you dramatic all the time, they crave to see you being silly or funny. But, seeing you in comedy all the time, it's hard to see that person go be serious, for some reason.”

Source : "Evan Peters Talks AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, Establishing His Character this Season and Working with Jessica Lange and James Cromwell". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 28, 2012.

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