When the history of the 20th century is written, there are going to be some pretty obscure people who are entitled to sainthood. And they're not going to be well-known.
'The Post' is a fairly fusty place when it comes to profanity. If a reporter tries to get a bad word into a story, the word is usually forwarded to top editors, who consider it with the gravity and speed that the Vatican applies to candidates for sainthood.
On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
I had a father who was a traveling salesman.
When I started losing business to salespeople who were using used-car salesmen kind of tactics, I realized I can't ignore the EQ thing; it's going to kill sales.
There's a difference between being an actress who can sing and being a Sally Song-and-Dance.
There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
I have a mother who never took no for an answer when it came to her creative pursuits. She started a hair salon in her spare bedroom and four years later had 30 employees.
Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little.
I have yet to find a man worth his salt in any direction who did not think of himself first and foremost.
I still feel Mormon. Those men in Salt Lake City can't decide who's Mormon and who isn't.
For 'King Cole's American Salvage,' I rode around in the wrecker with a local driver and watched him deal with customers and hook up the cars. I watched the guy who tore apart the cars in the junkyard. I also wrote poems about those guys. I loved hanging around the yard.
When there is a solid base of Italian players, those who come in take their example, and then everyone is working in the same direction.
Specialists are people who always repeat the same mistakes.
I'm just one of those people who can always tell the same story twice, forgetting that I've told it already.
I'm so excited for 30. I hear it's OK. I'll probably do the same stuff, but I'll be more comfortable being who I am.
The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
Big up Samuel L. Jackson, because here's a guy who has broken down doors.
Those who appear the most sanctified are the worst.
