I used to take myself very seriously, now it's all just funny. You gotta laugh at yourself. You know, most of the time when something's a big deal for us, it's only become a big deal in the space between our ears.
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ANGELA LINDSEY When you reach your goal, move onto the next one without pausing and reflecting on what you’ve acc... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Some of the water will find its way into our reservoir system. It's not going to be any big deal. BRIAN SAUER I know how to deal with jet lag, and I know just how much rest I need and when I need to take naps. ... JOSHUA BELL All of us roughly know what memory is. I mean, memory is sort of the storage of the past. It's t... DANIEL KAHNEMAN Saving 50 cents on a gallon of gas was a big deal to Canadians when the price was at $1.50 a gallon,... HART HODGES I just want to acknowledge that pop radio playing rock music is a very big deal to me, so thank you ... BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG What we do at its very, very best, at its very, very most, will shift us slightly in our seat. If on... CAMPBELL SCOTT We just wanted to get it some rest. When I found out about it, I just said let's not make a big deal... 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BILL NEFF I know it's a big deal for the athletic department to make money, but it kind of stings when you're ... BEN ROSS I always knew it would come down to you and the big blue school boy. Planet's too big for the BOTH o... FRANK MILLER It was a big deal for us all those corny things kids did in those days. DAVID ANAYA It was a big deal for us all those corny things kids did in those days. DAVID ANAYA I figured it was a survey or something. You know, a few questions, no big deal. JEFF MONROE It's kind of like a tightrope, ... You have a presence because of what you do between the lines. I d... ANDY RODDICK When you get performance slots for award shows - that's a big deal for me. LUKE BRYAN It's still a big deal, our families are here and it's the last time we're gonna run out on the court... JEN BLUES It's just two pieces of paper, ... I don't know what the big deal is. WILLIAM PETERSEN It's a deal, but it's not a big deal. Everyone had to submit their budget at the same time, and we c... WALTER KEISS Look at yourself from the space! You are very little, you are so tiny! But there is something big in... MEHMET MURAT ILDAN We've gotta deal with one game at a time. CLAY FITCH This is a very big deal for us because this is a big county in an important state that's often a lea... ALAN CIAMPORCERO The irony is that I was a single mother, and I raised five kids by myself and put myself through sch... DONNA BRADLEY You know, some people are stealing and they're making a big deal out of it, CELINE DION Anyone can be a celebrity now; this is not a big deal anymore. MICHAEL KEATON What's the deal with the big money if you don't have a big family??? KENT LOPEZ When you are at home, even if the chicken is a little burnt, what's the big deal? Relax. JACQUES PEPIN It's not a real big deal for a majority of the people of Florida, but it is a big deal for those 350... CLAY SHAW It's a big deal anytime you lose. ERIK CRAWFORD A baby's existence for the first three months is a one-way street. One person is doing all the w... COLIN HANKS It's a big step for her, but I think it's the right time. Sometimes you have to just put yourself ou... BETH JONES Basically, being alive means keeping yourself ready for the sky to fall in on you at any time. If yo... YASMINA KHADRA The Disney deal for us, we are very excited to be their Pay 1 partner, where we are a big licensing ... TED SARANDOS Once you master the art of self-love, you become so content with yourself that what other’s say or... AISHWARYA SHARMA If you are a big company, a big website, and lots of users come to your website, you will have attac... ROBIN LI I used to write stories. Handwriting stories in school were a big deal for me. That's kind of wh... SHAWN MENDES Cuz sometimes somethings just gotta be in all caps. MATT MALDRE I don't think it should be a big deal. At my house, we sit around the kitchen table and laugh and ha... DENISE AUSTIN I want people to talk about my comedy, about cancer, about body issues, about scars, because cancer,... TIG NOTARO I talked to Alecia only a couple of days prior to the accident. The smile that everyone has been tal... BRIAN WOODS To take away games, you really, really need to examine the specifics and wrestle with it. This is a ... DAN JURDY If you have 1,000 houses that are swept clean of their chemicals then it does become a big deal. AARON SCHEFF I equate it with a really new take on 'All in the Family,' where you see our weaknesses, you see our... DEE WALLACE Oh, what's the big deal? You know, what's 'The X-Files'? Who is in the show? MICHAEL ROSENBAUM I just feel really honored that they would choose me to give the beautiful pudding pot to. One of th... HALLE BERRY Just look at us, ... We're a big welcome sign to the freshmen and transfers that says when you becom... BILL WILLIAMS It's a big deal, if you asked me six months ago. (Now), it's a formality. I think we all expected it... GLEN GULUTZAN All kids are goofy. But I was extra goofy. Really tall, big feet, big ears. And I had a funny voice.... MACY GRAY I know you hear horror stories about child actors, but I think in my family when I did start acting ... ASHLEY JOHNSON I gather most people don't remember that when the U.S. Open first went to Pebble Beach in 1972, ... DAN JENKINS As a freshman I couldn't even believe we made it to states. Now, it's expected of us. I just think w... CRISTI ECKS The more mobility we have with content, the more it will drive backup storage. Backup storage will b... BILL WATKINS Isn't it amazing? There's some guys [for whom] it's not a big deal to play in big games, and they al... DON MCCORMACK I think it's hard for parents because they're not in the classroom. They're not seeing these kids al... CAROLYN ORR We've instantly changed our ads. Sometimes capitulation is the most sensible thing to do. It's not a... MARK URMAN The events that happen in our lives make us who we are ,we can either give in to them and let them w... GARY F EVANS... [The deadline] came when I was preparing for the Scouting Combine. But it's no big deal; I can take ... DEREK ABNEY That's Joey. If you think that was the best of him ... that was nothing. Half the time we laugh at i... JAMES FARRIOR I don't believe in hitting a bad shot and then insisting it's no big deal. No, you just mess... CAMILO VILLEGAS When somebody first brings the name up, there are a lot of reservations. As with every player you lo... BILL BAVASI Our record isn't too big of a deal right now. We know what we have to do, and as a team we know we c... DAVID SCHULTZ I think that of all the principles for journalism, the most important is to complicate simple things... JUDY POLUMBAUM I don't see it as a big deal at all, ... I look at it as a new challenge. I won two Gold Gloves and ... ALEX RODRIGUEZ I've fallen in love with you. I love you even now when you sit before me with the eyes of a wolf. So... RONDA THOMPSON boxing in a ring is not a big deal. At least you don't have to fight guys much larger than you. CHRIS GREEN It's always a big deal. Every game is crucial for us. ERICK DAMPIER It's going to be a multicultural event and that reflects our community. It's very important that eve... WARD ALD Master Red is who I am. You best be gettin’ used to that. Otherwise, when the time come to fly out... QUOLEENA SBROCCA It's a big deal. Manufacturers heavily negotiate for our business. DAVE HARKNESS When you are not treated seriously, you develop comically. Its sense of oneself is so fractured and ... SCOTT THOMPSON And that’s how it is in this world, boy. Start a tale, just a little tale that should fade and die... MARK LAWRENCE My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed togeth... WONG KAR-WAI The deal is over. They are very glad of this deal. The price has been a very, very, very big price t... HANNA NASSER
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GILLIAN FLYNN People want to believe they know other people. Parents want to believe they know their kids. Wives w... GILLIAN FLYNN I was not a lovable child, and I'd grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, a... GILLIAN FLYNN He was one of those guys who'd pronounce I'm a hugger as he came at you, neglecting to ask if the fe... GILLIAN FLYNN Be the peace you would like to see in the world. GILLIAN DUCE I think that there are a lot of really beautiful Christmas carols, and then sometimes there are horr... GILLIAN JACOBS People love talking, and I have never been a huge talker. I carry on an inner monologue, but the wor... GILLIAN FLYNN The ones who are not soul-mated – the ones who have settled – are even more dismissive of my sin... GILLIAN FLYNN His name is synonymous with Southern California, making him a perfect fit to get the state of Califo... GILLIAN ZUCKER We wanted them to shoot jumpers and they made them. They were shooting 3s lights out. MIKE GILLIAN I think maybe my mom thought that Katharine Hepburn would be a good role model of, like, a strong, s... GILLIAN JACOBS I used to babysit. And the kids I babysat were huge Hilary Duff fans, and so we used to have dance p... GILLIAN JACOBS 'Blue Monday' is a dance track with a hint of melancholy. GILLIAN GILBERT I've wondered if 'Harry Potter' would have been as big if it was 'Harriet Potter.... GILLIAN FLYNN Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it. I drank more and continued my mantra. 'S... GILLIAN FLYNN Well, if you can't have what you want, you could try to want what you have. GILLIAN SHIELDS The most profound one is you cannot make a report without a foundation. You cannot make an unjustifi... GILLIAN BUTLER She was scared. I pictured the police knocking, and here I was with a girl I'd been fucking the morn... GILLIAN FLYNN Amy! My God! My God! My darling!' and buried my face in her neck, my arms wrapped tight around her, ... GILLIAN FLYNN She released her grievances like handfuls of birdseed: They are there, and they are gone. GILLIAN FLYNN When happiness pours out of your heart, good pours out into the world. GILLIAN DUCE When I joined New Order, I was made to feel equal to everyone else in the band so I didn't feel ... GILLIAN GILBERT The face you give the world tells the world how to treat you. GILLIAN FLYNN Sometimes if you let people do things to you, you're really doing it to them. GILLIAN FLYNN I like the 'Moth' podcast a lot. I listen to that. GILLIAN JACOBS I could see the cat was definitely on the steps. Still on the steps, 20 minutes after Carl's call. T... GILLIAN FLYNN There's nothing lovelier than having a newborn and still plotting a dark conspiracy. GILLIAN FLYNN The number of mystery and horror writers I've met who are just the sanest and the nicest people.... GILLIAN FLYNN Yes, I am finally a match for Amy. The other morning I woke up next to her, and I studied the back o... GILLIAN FLYNN I am smiling a big adopted-orphan smile as I write this ... I still love scribbling the word - WRITE... GILLIAN FLYNN A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort. GILLIAN FLYNN There was nothing I wanted to do more than be unconscious again, wrapped in black, gone away. I was ... GILLIAN FLYNN We're kind of naive about that. We don't care about anybody else. We just try to do what we can do. GILLIAN KIEFT Light your life with purpose and all shadows will disappear. GILLIAN DUCE For me, suspense is always harder and better than going for the quick, outright scare. GILLIAN FLYNN