If I look at the one thorn that is in my side, of all my life, it is my weight. I fret about it, I'm anxious about it, being an actor on television - it drives me insane. It just seems to be something that plays a central part in waking up in the morning and thinking, 'How am I with myself today?'
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Related My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me abo... SONIA SOTOMAYOR Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my fait... TIM TEBOW I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was rea... CAITY LOTZ The idea of being at home and picking up kids from school and cooking dinner and then the husband co... DAKOTA JOHNSON I'm coming up with new music, I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm real sharp, my energ... DOUG E. FRESH I hardly look at myself in the mirror... I'll only wear makeup if I need to cover something up. ... PAMELA HANSON I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI If I walk up to a can of Red Bull, I'm thinking about Formula One; I'm thinking about incred... NICK WOODMAN The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up ... CONDOLA RASHAD A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm r... PATRICK ROY Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS I don't even think of it as a strategy. It's me in my element; it's my forte. Me being w... STORMZY I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When... DEEPAK CHOPRA It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the... IMELDA STAUNTON I really liked the idea of creating a journal myself. It's like the way I clear my throat. I wri... ELIZABETH GEORGE I'm glad that I'm being acclaimed as an actor. Today, when my hard work has paid off I can c... AKSHAY KUMAR It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Ever since I found out I got the part on 'Gilmore Girls,' my life has been changing in so ma... KEIKO AGENA I'm tough, I'm pushy, I'm really loud. I used to spend a lot of time thinking about it. ... CHRISTINE QUINN To me that's part of my working day, and I would never refuse a job where I'm under several ... WARWICK DAVIS Some of my friends say that I only talk about myself. But it is funny: my house is covered in art bu... MARIO TESTINO If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I... KATE ADIE If there's a theme to where I'm at in my life, it's that 'warts and all' is actu... MARTI NOXON I believe in exploration, and I will miss being on the front lines of that endeavor. On one hand, I ... SCOTT KELLY My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus... RAINN WILSON To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my rank... VENUS WILLIAMS How I thrive is very simple. My son brought my perspective back to focusing on and appreciating the ... TIA MOWRY I don't take myself seriously in the slightest, so it does amaze me that I've ended up being... JACK LOWDEN My music is about my life. If it's something that I've lived, then it's something that I... BIG SMO I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how ... LUPITA NYONG'O I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the... LUCINDA WILLIAMS All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It... ALICE EVE Cease to think of an impossibility and you will seize an opportunity for productivity. Excellence co... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON I know if I don't look after myself, I will be talking to you in a couple of years' time mum... ANTHONY JOSHUA I think being recognized more is something you have to get used to, whether it's here or in Cali... AARON RODGERS Being part of the fashion world, I'm definitely not a fashion victim. If the style that's go... TALISA SOTO My favorite New York memory is that blizzard in '96. I get chills thinking about it. It's my... SHALOM HARLOW The thing I care about is my weight - I'm as fanatical about it as a member of Girls Aloud. I we... TONY PARSONS I was a weed. Such a skinny little weed. I just couldn't put on weight; I couldn't put on mu... LUKE EVANS What I'm exploring right now is the subject of my own mortality. It's an area that I'm c... LEONARD NIMOY One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet abo... JASON RITTER I don't know about the hair. I've had it since I was a kid, and when I look at myself in the... ERIK HASSLE For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even witho... WASHED OUT That's the great thing about being an actor: Stuff shows up that you never thought was going to ... JUSTIN KIRK I'm a big potato chip girl. I don't like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to hav... NENE LEAKES What is interesting about me isn't that I am a mother, it is who I am. I love my family, but if ... LAETITIA CASTA I'm an actor. My life as an actor depends on who sends me what. I'm just taking the best stu... ALAN ARKIN If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that... OZWALD BOATENG If our mind was an ocean then every now and then we would have the perfect storm happening in it.Gar... GARY F EVANS... I think young people are the most creative and the coolest - people that we should be learning from.... LORDE I'm never just on the couch. Being busy is part of who I am. But it's hard juggling my famil... ALEX MORGAN For me, it's about being comfortable... but I can feel comfortable in a thong leotard and on sta... JILLIAN HERVEY I like to delude myself that I'm in the old-Hollywood mode. I just tailor my clothes well and tr... TINA FEY This world is a joke, and I'm in it OLIWAH GOUDEE I never have broken up in comedy, ever. There's something about me that I just don't break o... BETH GRANT It's something that I am going over in my head about the whole video game thing, and whether you... ROSAMUND PIKE Every time I start to get worked up over something, I just think to myself, 'Is this really goin... KYLIE JENNER Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don... SHANIA TWAIN The question about my Canadianness comes up a lot, and I'm never quite sure what to say about it... PATRICK DEWITT The worst part about pregnancy would definitely have to be my nausea. I don't know why it's ... TIA MOWRY I think teaching keeps me honest because if I'm up in front of a class talking about what I thin... AIMEE BENDER Everything is an open book. I don't speak on other people's hardship, but if it happened in ... KEVIN HART For me, it's very offensive when I notice that it's all about my appearance, how I look, tha... YULIYA SNIGIR For me, it's about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and ... BEYONCE KNOWLES After dinner I'll catch up with emails. And when I'm lying in bed, I think about the next co... VICTORIA BECKHAM I was born an optimist, as I always say. If I wake up in the morning with a pain in my chest, I'... TERRY WOGAN All my life I'd woken up to tennis, tennis, tennis. Even if I don't go to practise, I'm ... SERENA WILLIAMS I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up, I change bat... YOGI BERRA Whenever I'm talking about relationships, it's always at least three things. It's my rel... JOSE JAMES If I don't feel confident about my body, I'm not going to sit at home and feel sorry for mys... KIM KARDASHIAN Class is something I know about. I've lived it every day of my life, and it shaped me in my iden... DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE Harassment is the background radiation of my life. It is a factor in every decision I make. Any time... ANITA SARKEESIAN The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY When I'm dancing, I'm not thinking about anything. I am here. I am totally there. You know? ... PAULO COELHO I'm drawn to stories about ordinary people who get tangled up in an extraordinary event or idea ... SOPHIE OKONEDO My mother is an actress, and my aunt Margaux was a model. And it's funny, as much as I'm all... DREE HEMINGWAY I don't want to play myself up as a hero, because it would make me unbelievable. I'd rather ... HARVEY PEKAR I just did something on a show on UPN called 'Girlfriends' that will be on television in Feb... CHRISTOPHER DARDEN 'Sparkle' fell into my lap. I had heard a little bit about it, that it was being redone in e... JORDIN SPARKS I believe in God. It's a big part of my life. You can bring it up and talk about it without bein... BRANDON FLOWERS Man, 2013, I would expect an album from B.o.B and a Rock EP as well. My Rock EP is like... I take pr... B.O.B I don't particularly consider myself an actor. I have no training. I love doing it, but I would ... DAVID RAKOFF The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever... DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE You'll be a good parent when you're ready to no longer be selfish. Until I was about 35, it ... LAUREN HOLLY I have Tourettes and Aspergers, but Tourrets and Aspergers don't have me. You know, I'm doin... JAMES DURBIN I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authen... DRAKE Not to rag on myself, but when people say, 'What does it feel like to be an icon?' I'm l... KATHLEEN HANNA I'm extremely proud of being Latin; it's a big part of my life. It's not something I out... JOANNA GARCIA But ya know what, I am a part of something that happened. I'm a part of the music that happened.... WAYLON JENNINGS I'm always thinking about songs and how I can sing a song that would resonate with my voice, my ... JOHNNY MATHIS The greatest thing about where my life is right now is it's very relaxed and chill. I'm just... LUCAS GRABEEL I keep my face covered during concerts. That's just something that is part of me, an artist, and... ALAN WALKER I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian... EUGENE LEVY If it's a good day, I get 'The New York Times' on my iPad, and if I have a little time i... TAYLOR SCHILLING We're in the last days, man - I truly, in my heart, believe that. It's written. I could go o... KENDRICK LAMAR I'm asked all the time in interviews about who I am, and I know a few people my age who have a s... KRISTEN STEWART
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DEBORAH SAMPSON U.S. gasoline may be rattling people's cages. We're going to see another steep draw. That, Nigeria a... DEBORAH WHITE I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist,... DEBORAH COX 'Tulip Fever' did change my life. It did that thing that sometimes happens when a book takes... DEBORAH MOGGACH It's not a failure if a marriage or partnership ends after a certain number of years. I think, i... DEBORAH MOGGACH It's a very quick place to come in. I'm not going on 21 at lunchtime for anything unless it's a dire... DEBORAH DURHAM They said the wreath is still on the door. DEBORAH ROBERTS In whatever I may be thought to have been unnatural, unwise and indelicate, it is now my most ferven... DEBORAH SAMPSON The song came out to be a gem, just came out to be a really, really interesting rendition of it. DEBORAH COX Risk initiatives require active cooperation among the business line heads who will ultimately benefi... DEBORAH WILLIAMS It's really a grand old, legendary theatre where the spirits of like Judy Garland and all these ... DEBORAH COX Wisdom is not attained by the journey through life's circumstances and lessons learned, but rather, ... DEBORAH SIMPSON The truth is, it's never about what someone does for you, but rather, what you've done for someone e... DEBORAH SIMPSON The seeds of time are the precious elements that define who we are and carve the path of our future. DEBORAH SIMPSON Spiritualism is not about bending to religious ideology, it is about leading from the spirit. DEBORAH SIMPSON If love needs to be chased, then the chasing isn't worth your love. DEBORAH SIMPSON If you close your eyes sometimes your vision becomes clearer as it is not clouded by pictures. DEBORAH SIMPSON If today is yesterday' s promise, tomorrow certainly holds miraculous wonders. DEBORAH SIMPSON Following the direction of the wind is not necessarily the right direction. Sometimes, walking again... DEBORAH SIMPSON Fear of rejection is a faith in failure DEBORAH SIMPSON A shallow faith is debilitating, even if it fits into your ideals. DEBORAH SIMPSON There comes a time in every man's life when courage is no longer defined by the chances he takes, bu... DEBORAH SIMPSON Boldness often attracts adversity, and the louder the conviction, the more shrilling the opposition.... DEBORAH SIMPSON If the American people do not believe that what they collectively established in the White House is ... DEBORAH SIMPSON We are all artists, painting new canvases every day. Be sure today's picture is what you truly want ... DEBORAH SIMPSON When the light of a falling star washes away into the oblivion, remember that still it shines somewh... DEBORAH SIMPSON If it wasn't for restlessness, serenity wouldn't be cherished. DEBORAH SIMPSON A blind man may be sightless, but still he envisions; a mute may be voiceless, but still he speaks: ... DEBORAH SIMPSON Courage is not about appeasing others, it is about doing what is right in the face of opposition DEBORAH SIMPSON When wealth is measured monetarily, it is often those performing the measuring who are poor. DEBORAH SIMPSON Let graciousness fall today into the laps of the weak, into the hearts of the sorrowful, into the ey... DEBORAH SIMPSON It's not the spirit of a man that grows weary, it's the mind that fails to acknowledge. DEBORAH SIMPSON An inconvenient truth is still truth, nonetheless, whether you accept it or don't. The best thing yo... DEBORAH SIMPSON Wading in the waters of complacency does not do me any justice as those waters simply mimic the bois... DEBORAH SIMPSON I think early retirement is achievable for anyone who seriously wants to do it. It just may mean you... DEBORAH VOSO People often underestimate how much money it takes to live in retirement. DEBORAH VOSO While the requirements of a good leader and a good man are similar, the requirements of a good leade... DEBORAH TANNEN I'm a storyteller, and I have really good material to work with: I've been studying magic an... DEBORAH HARKNESS Sometime Thursday morning, we heard helicopters outside. Then I heard someone calling my name — 'W... DEBORAH WILLIAMS Even a healthy obssession is a disease that inflicts unhealthy devotion. DEBORAH SIMPSON Strength is not instinctive, the will to succeed over weaknesses is what is instinctive. DEBORAH SIMPSON I have a hippopotamus skull next to my bed, called Gregory. When I was six, my three sisters and I c... DEBORAH MOGGACH We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups. DEBORAH TANNEN