You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.
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When you grow up, you gain experience and realise what youre capable of.
FRANCESCO TOTTI Youre gonna grow up and marry some ice cream! Haha!
JEFF KINNEY You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves. I mean, I could hate...
JOHN GREEN who wants flowers when youre dead? nobody.
J.D. SALINGER if youre never scared, or embarased, or hurt, it means you never take any chances.
JULIA SOREL You do that Helen", Mallory dared. "And tell him we said to f*ck off while youre at it".
CHLOE NEILL You don't show up with answers, you show up with ears and listen.
HOWARD KING Thats the thing about the Internet. You can put a lot of distance between yourself and the person yo...
ELLEN WRIGHT If youre in an awkward position, feel comfortable enough to walk away.
BEAU MIRCHOFF Ye been oure lord, dooth with youre owene thyngRight as yow list.
CHAUCER We have to keep a good frame of mind and not overlook La Villa. Anytime you do that, youre going to ...
HECTOR GARCIA Show you care before it's too late.
LORRIN L. LEE Adversity will always show up but it doesn't always have to come up.
JOHNNIE DENT JR. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
REGINA BRETT But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not ...
RANDY NEWMAN Dont try to go too fast. Learn your job. Dont ever talk until you know what youre talking about. If ...
SAM RAYBURN They'd come two or three at a time, or late, or they'd show up the next day, or never show up. But w...
JOSE LEZCANO No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be sma...
ELLEN DEGENERES Eventually, the bad boy image affects fans' willingness to show up.
ISAAC HANSON I love a smart, well-written show, and '30 Rock,' well, you can't get any better than th...
ANDY COHEN I don't know, ... Do you think we could stay up that late? Maybe we'd have to do an afternoon show.
BOB LEONE One thing you know about Brooking - he's going to show up every game and do his job. He's an old-sch...
ART VALERO When you are working on a TV show or series, you just get into the routine. You get used to getting ...
PHILIP GLENISTER If the placebo effect was a week or two, I would understand that and say, 'Yes, youre right.' You kn...
BOB GREEN You know, Lincoln was funny. I don't think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln...
AL FRANKEN I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.
TAMARA TUNIE When you least expect it is when the person you always dreamt of will finally show up.
SHANNON L. ALDER You always want to step up to the plate and show what you can do. Chad has always been a premier rec...
IKE TAYLOR In show business, you get chewed up and spit out.
JOHN ANISTON Opportunities show up when you do.
JEFFREY BENJAMIN That's the funny thing about old hurts- they just wait for new heartache to come along and then show...
LILITH SAINTCROW When you show up at a rally supporting a bill, you are supporting the bill.
CHARLIE DENT It's always nice when the eccentrics show up.
ALEX COX I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your ...
CORY MONTEITH Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on F...
JIM MITCHELL When you are always ready for the worst, then the worst is likely to show up
GARY HOPKINS They will squash you like a bug if you don't show up and play.
TINA MARTIN No matter how you feel today, get up, dress up & show up
PAULO COELHO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see t...
BOB DYLAN Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle ...
JIM MITCHELL John is going to show up. I can remember when John couldn't spell sprinter — so yes, we're not tak...
BUBBA THORNTON John is going to show up. I can remember when John couldn't spell sprinter so yes, we're not taki...
BUBBA THORNTON Be smart, but never show it.
LOUIS B MAYER Be smart, but never show it.
LOUIS B. MAYER Rain could show up at your door and teach you how to dance.
CYNTHIA RYLANT Show me a man who plays a good game of golf and I'll show you a man who is neglecting something - Jo...
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY There's no math equation that equals ratings or demographics or even (takes into consideration) 'The...
ADAM CAROLLA I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
DANIEL CRAIG My father instilled in me to take care of my family. Show up even when you don't want to show up...
STEVE HARVEY Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordina...
MARGARET CHO If you play smart, you may achieve your target without using up all your resources.
ABHISHEK RATNA I always dreamed of playing a show with Bono and Edge and the guys in Green Day.
TROMBONE SHORTY The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go.
JERRY HALL I spend a lot of time in prayer. God doesn't always show up on my time, but he always shows up!
RACHEL BOSTON Show me a man who wouldn't give it all up for Emma Stone, and I'll show you a liar.
RYAN GOSLING I always think of a show like a plant - a little pruning now and then keeps it healthy, but you shou...
LEN GOODMAN Chese now," quod she, "oon of thise thynges tweye:
To han me foul and old til that I deye,
GEOFFREY CHAUCER There's no math equation that equals ratings or demographics or even (takes into consideration) 'The...
ADAM CAROLLA We had 40 signed up this morning, and thought some may not show up because of the basketball tournam...
CAROL MITCHELL [IN THE SIX-AND-A-HALF YEARS since he took over] The Daily Show, ... The Late Late Show.
JON STEWART You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
DEREK JETER There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.
BILLIE HOLIDAY You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but...
COLIN QUINN You know, the funny thing about Lorne and that show is that, you can go over one million things, but...
COLIN QUINN Don't hide yourself. Stand up, keep your head high and show them what you got!
JOE MARI FADRIGALAN Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you grow.
MINNIE PEARL Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,
JOHN RUSKIN We always get a lot of people who show up.
ERIK SHELLGREN There is no fear in the word LOVE! For LOVE does not know fear...
PHILIP T. M. The TRUTH: It may not lead you to where you thought you were going, but it will always lead you some...
SOURCE UNKNOWN I think anyone that grew up in the '70s and '80s grew up with Bob Barker and Wink Martindale...
GUY FIERI You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotag...
RICHIE NORTON Long-time viewing of Internet violence tend to change a person's temperament, making the person pron...
YOU QUANXI If positive and healthy materials are absent, negative materials are sure to be dominant in the cybe...
YOU QUANXI In a robust global business environment, our business units operated well in the first quarter. More...
HARRY YOU The Board of Directors and I are pleased to recognize Peter's outstanding contribution to the succes...
HARRY YOU We are pleased to close the books on 2004 following the painstaking review of almost five years of f...
HARRY YOU If you show up late [for anger management], you don't get credit for the class, which made that car ...
TOMMY LEE May you be blessed with that benediction which transcends worldly happiness, and may scholars show y...
ATHARVA VEDA My only rule: If you show up with fleas, I kill the owner and the dog.
KEN MATTHEWS That was what a best friend did: hold up a mirror and show you your heart.
KRISTIN HANNAH You got all these people coming here, and they don't show up with gas masks on.
DAVID BEDWELL When you love someone so much, you should always come up with ideas to make them happy and show them...
OUSSAMA HEDHLI If you respect me by not picking up the option, I'll show trust and loyalty to you by signing with y...
CARLOS BOOZER They wanted a character who's rugged, funny, a ladies' man, I don't have to shower, shave. I can jus...
ERIK ESTRADA Shooting a television show can be very difficult and at times can really wear on you. If you keep re...
DAVID BOREANAZ You show me a lazy prick who's lying in bed all day, watching TV, only occasionally getting up to pi...
GEORGE CARLIN She was so shy, ... I walked over to her and said, 'Take the trophy and go around the green. Hold it...
PATTY SHEEHAN You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
DEREK JETER Ideas are like wandering sons.They show up when you least expect them.
BERN WILLIAMS If today was the day you were finally going to win, did you show up?
DAN WALDSCHMIDT Men's Leadership Success Formula: Get up, Show up, Man up, Mentor up, and Move up!
ORRIN WOODWARD Your billion-dollar ideas don't show up in the middle of dramatic distraction. They show up when...
ROBIN S. SHARMA The problem with privacy cases is that most privacy plaintiffs have to give up their privacy. In ord...
CHRIS HOOFNAGLE You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.
LIONEL MESSI How much you are willing to sacrifice will show up in the process and the end result.
TROY GATHERS I think that there were only two people in my high school that were comfortable there, and I think t...
GRANT SHOW I think that there were only two people in my high school that were comfortable there, and I think ...
GRANT SHOW A few years after 'Melrose Place,' when the luster of 'Melrose Place' wore off and w...
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JOHN GREEN I'm really not up for answering any questions that start with how, when, where, why or what.
JOHN GREEN I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don’t t...
JOHN GREEN I've never known before what it feels like to want someone - not to want to hook up with them or wha...
JOHN GREEN There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly lear...
JOHN GREEN Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you�...
JOHN GREEN I wanted us to have an adventure. Because I love that crap. Because I'm not whatever-her-name-is. I ...
JOHN GREEN If my public existence does anything worthwhile, hopefully it at least demystifies the author a bit,...
JOHN GREEN If people were like rain, I was like drizzle and she was a hurricane.
JOHN GREEN I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like yo...
JOHN GREEN Do you know what your problem is? You can't live with the idea that someone might leave.
JOHN GREEN Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will
JOHN GREEN I responded to this development with the kind of sophisticated language for which I am famous. "Crap...
JOHN GREEN