Quotes by Thinking I do consider myself an actress now. I think Dig and Transparent have given me the confidence. I've been working as an actress, it's something that I have to continue to earn, but I do feel like it's a part of me. It's something that I love, and to not acknowledge it would be false. A Fine Frenzy acknowledge thinking I think I had a lot of fear, even when I was really young, that I was going to be seen as something that I didn't want to be. I didn't really know how to be myself well enough to be comfortable being someone else. Now, as an adult, I have a grounded enough awareness of who I am as a human being and what I'm comfortable exploring and what I'm not interested in exploring. A Fine Frenzy awareness enough thinking Do you remember A Wrinkle in Time? It's a good one example. I think the character's name is Meg. I just remember she was a very logical, intelligent, advanced girl. I wouldn't say that I felt like that was who I was, but I wanted to be around her; I wanted to be like her. She had an understanding of science and was incredibly curious - an interesting, complex young girl. A Fine Frenzy intelligent girl thinking Goodbye, my almost lover. Goodbye, my hopeless dream. A Fine Frenzy dream goodbye thinking Sometimes people who are never alone are the loneliest, don't you think so? A. I. Bezzerides solitude people thinking I met with Martha and Sharon to see if there are any opportunities in syndication. My vision says her customers and fans are still loyal to her. I don't think the Martha Stewart brand loyalty has changed. A. J. Burnett loyalty opportunity thinking I personally am not a huge fan of really gory, scary movies because I'm a wimp. I really like a suspenseful movies and movies that make you think. A. J. Cook scary make-you-think thinking I never liked to be pigeon-holed and I never liked people to think that they know who I am. I like to keep people guessing. A. J. Cook who-i-am people thinking I am trying my hardest to stay away from the horror movies just because I feel like people are thinking that's what I do, that I'm a scream queen. I'd like to stay away from that. A. J. Cook trying-my-hardest queens thinking The Bible improved my ethical IQ. I started to act like a good person. I tried not to gossip, and lie, and covet, and just by pretending I was a good person, I think I actually became a little bit better of a person. I'm not Gandhi or Angelina Jolie, but it was a baby step. A. J. Jacobs baby lying thinking I got a sense of the amazingness of ordinary life, and I became aware of the marvel that we're around to begin with. I visited a lot of extreme communities, like the Amish, Hasidic Jews, and serpent-handlers. And I was proud, because I think I'm the first person to ever out-Bible-talk a Jehovah's Witness. After four hours, he said, "Okay, I have to go." A. J. Jacobs proud community thinking When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense. A. J. Jacobs tennessee people thinking I'm all for cafeteria religion. I think there's nothing wrong with cafeterias - I've had some great meals at cafeterias. I've also had some horrible meals, so it's important to pick the right things. Take a heaping helping of compassion and mercy, and leave the intolerance on the table. A. J. Jacobs important compassion thinking The country's present supply of foreign news depends largely on how best a number of dry goods merchants in New York think they can sell underwear. A. J. Liebling new-york country thinking I pray to God I get inside a girl's head one day and see what in the WORLD they are thinking. A. J. McLean one-day girl thinking Hugs are part of everybody life for me. Hug all sorts of people - I don't worry about it looking unmanly or whatever. I think physical human contact is one of the things that makes living worthwhile. A. J. McLean worry people thinking Thinking back on it, I've been in this business since I was 3, and I grew up in musical theater, so I was raised and surrounded by gay men and gay women. I was hardly around anyone straight. A. J. McLean gay men thinking I'm the complete opposite of every clean cut, decent-looking guy you could ever think of. Yet, I have the biggest heart in the world. A. J. McLean cutting heart thinking There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is well. Subconsciously, we tend to give the preference to 'social peace,' though it be only apparent, because our lives and possessions seem then secure. Actually, human beings acquiesce too easily in evil conditions; they rebel far too little and too seldom. There is nothing noble about acquiescence in a cramped life or mere submission to superior force. A. J. Muste evil giving thinking The problem after a war is with the victor. He thinks he has just proved that war and violence pay. Who will now teach him a lesson? A. J. Muste lessons war thinking «1234567891011»