Vera Farmiga Quotes

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.

Vera Farmiga

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MotherDaughterMyselfLookWant

I watched my parents. My dad worked nights, and I was aware of how much he was doing for us. My mom was a Tupperware lady and also worked at the school. I always felt that I couldn't let them down. And I had a natural discipline from early on. I was always training for something.

Jennifer Lopez

DisciplineTrainingSchoolParents

I, like many women, buy into patriarchal standards of beauty every day. I very rarely leave the house without make-up. I dye my hair. I wear clothes that I choose carefully for how they make me look to the outside world.

Stella Young

BeautyWomenDayMeHairWorld

It's one thing to work women into your talking points. It's another to tell them how you are going to educate their kids, how you are going to ensure they get health care, how we are going to rebuild infrastructure, how they are going to get equal pay.

Stephanie Cutter

WorkWomenHealthCareTalkingYou

Look at the world of both film and indie games, and you'll find a startling similarity between the two when it comes to creating the perfect horror story. The tricks storytellers pull to make your blood run cold never change; a creaking floorboard, the eerie feeling of being watched, wandering into a world filled with unspeakable terror.

Rob Manuel

ChangeWorldColdStoryYouLook

One of the big things, especially if you're eating out frequently, is either splitting an entree with someone or ordering a protein-heavy appetizer for an entree, like a salmon or steak tartar. If I'm dying for a burger, I'll get the burger but have it with salad instead of fries and a glass of red wine instead of a beer.

Mary Helen Bowers

RedBeerEatingBurgerWineSomeone

It's funny: wrestlers and comics bond over remembering their best shows and their absolute worst shows.

Mick Foley

TraveledWrestlingDyingAlabama

I've been blessed. I have no complaints. I've been surrounded by people in radio, on stage and in motion pictures and television who love me. The things that have gone wrong have been simply physical things.

Dick York

LovePeopleMeBlessedLove Me

I said that the only way I could have a band that would work in the format of my show is if the band were crap. So if I have a band they'd have to really suck.

Craig Ferguson

WorkSaidWayBandShowSuck

Fashion is all about references. All these names being thrown around.

Christy Turlington

FashionNamesBeingThrownAround

The thing to keep in mind is that we're still in the very early days when it comes to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Saying there's a silence is a bit like if Columbus, looking to discover a new continent, only sailed 10 miles off the coast of Spain before turning back to say, 'Nothing out there!'

Seth Shostak

IntelligenceSilenceMindSayingNew

I'm sure there will be business ventures and things down the road, but I definitely don't want to be a team owner.

Scott Dixon

BusinessTeamRoadDownWantWill

Every GP Masters race will stand out because we will be available for fans, media and sponsors.

Nigel Mansell

StandMediaWillRaceOutFans

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