One Thing Quotes - Page 7

• If there's one thing I can't stand, it's somebody doing something because I pushed them in that direction.

  Leslie Fiedler

  Ifs, I Can

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• Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

  Katarina Witt

  Block, Goal, Focus

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• High energy creates more energy, more energy, more energy. It kicks off synapses, I guess. It opens up your brain and you think of one thing after another thing, after another. You can really open yourself up comedically, which is fun.

  Michael Keaton

  Fun, Thinking, Brain

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• A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another.

  Arthur Keith

  Men, Drunkards

  Sir Arthur Keith (1947). “Evolution and Ethics”

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• There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

  Elia Kazan

  Actors, Broadway

  Elia Kazan (2014). “The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan”, p.73, Vintage

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• It should be only a part of my life, but it isn't. I have only one thing: my work.

  Nastassja Kinski

  Should

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• I've told people who have just started to make a film that the one thing you might experience is this feeling that everybody is conspiring against you, because you're not necessarily able to tell what's real and what's not.

  Gus Van Sant

  Real, People, Feelings

  Interview with Madonna, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 3, 2010.

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• If there's one thing that makes me cynical, it's optimists. They are just far too cynical about cynicism. If only they could see that cynics can be happy, constructive, even fun to hang out with, they might learn a thing or two.

  Julian Baggini

  Fun, Two, Cynical

  "In praise of cynicism" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2013.

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• Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman. Why? Because society is based on one thing: that society is based on the future of the society. And that's what? Children. Monogamous relationships.

  Rick Santorum

  Children, Men, Institutions

  "Raw Data: Excerpts of Santorum's AP Interview". www.foxnews.com. April 22, 2003.

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• I can't cook. I don't have the right brain for it, somehow. I can't walk into a room and tidy it up. I get distracted. I pick up one thing and I start looking at it. And my cooking is truly heinous.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Cooking, Brain, Rooms

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• I was always the kid who could draw. I had this talent, and it was the one thing that gave me some kind of dignity in the midst of my personal environment.

  Thomas Kinkade

  Kids, Dignity, Talent

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• Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

  Edward Burns

  Dad, Cop, Wells

  Interview with Maya Singer, www.ign.com. March 9, 2001.

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• One thing I've learned: My intentions are clear in terms of quality.

  Elizabeth Berkley

  Quality, I've Learned, Intention

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• I don't deal with death very well. My brother, John Candy, my dad, my mom, Brandon Tartikoff just a couple of weeks ago. I mean, you lose a lot of people in your life, and that's one thing I am constantly working on - pain management.

  James Belushi

  Mom, Brother, Couple

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• Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

  Jose Bergamin

  Matter, Interest

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• Saddam spent 35 years stealing and wasting money, and all of these systems are very fragile and brittle, and you try to fix one thing and something else gets in trouble.

  Paul Bremer

  Years, Trying, Trouble

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• All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.

  Rachel Bilson

  Trying, Stuff, Keep To Yourself

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• One thing I'm interested in is what shapes us: the people? The place where we live? It's both of those and more. That's what I keep coming back to.

  Sharon Creech

  People, Shapes, Coming Back

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• A mathematical proof is beautiful, but when you're finished, it's really only about one thing. A story can be about many things.

  Bonnie Jo Campbell

  Beautiful, Stories, Proof

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• Kids take work, effort, love, blood, sweat and tears and are a full time job. You have to commit, for better or worse and then give your all and hope for the best. The one thing you can never, ever do is give up and say, 'Oooops, never mind, my bad, you can take this one back'!

  Dale Archer

  Jobs, Giving Up, Kids

  "Not Everyone Deserves to Have Children" by Dale Archer, www.foxnews.com. April 15, 2010.

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• Fast food is the one thing everyone can relate to. It's depressing, but also interesting, that people desire to eat the same sandwich in every single city in the world. But the biggest bummer is when you see a Subway in Berlin. Just devastating.

  Patrick Carney

  Depressing, Cities, People

  "The Black Keys". Interview with Matt Diehl, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2012.

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• The one thing about being on 'ER' that has changed is that I'm more easily recognizable.

  Linda Cardellini

  Changed

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One thing I like about trying to write is that I can possibly write myself a role. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of whatever roles are out there that people are willing to give to you.

  Linda Cardellini

  Writing, People, Giving

  "Linda Cardellini RETURN Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 8, 2012.

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• Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.

  Morris Chestnut

  Careers, People, Body

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• One thing that annoys me is when you see women in these terrible and incredible situations with perfectly glossed lips. You're not going to look good in the apocalypse.

  Sarah Wayne Callies

  Looks, Lips, Annoying

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