"When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things a mom is), and I was always grateful for that because I knew she was someone I could talk to and joke with, and argue with and that nothing would ever harm that friendship."

-- Marlo Thomas

#Mom Quotes #Mother Quotes #Brother Quotes

“I saw Madeleine Stowe from Revenge recently, and she totally blew me away. And growing up I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from I Dream of Jeannie on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me.”
“This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.”

Source : "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me: Tribeca Review" by David Rooney, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 19, 2013.
“As an artist, it is great to be able to market yourself to people who don't know you, and people who do.”
“Man's highest blessedness, In wisdom chiefly stands; And in the things that touch upon the Gods, 'Tis best in word or deed To shun unholy pride; Great words of boasting bring great punishments, And so to grey-haired age Teach wisdom at the last.”
“I've been messing around in the studio the last couple of years. But I don't want to worry about being taken seriously as a singer. It just really feels good to do it.”
“I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a great moment for a voiceover, or a poem,"Â and then we'd bring in some sound design.”
“The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.”
“And why the hell should you do a really hard, important job that you don't want to do? That has extremely high stakes? That just blows my mind.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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