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“I've gotten a lot of comfort from the philosophy of the Roman Stoics. For me, one of the most powerful ideas of Stoicism is that you can't pick or choose in the world what you want to happen and what you don't want to happen, and that actually if you did get to choose, the version you would come up with would be unsociable, lame, and basically less beautiful than the truth.”

World Philosophy Beautiful Powerful Comfort Most Powerful Stoicism

Author:Elif Batuman

“I've gotten a lot of exposure for my writing. My writing blog has gotten over 1000 unique hits since the Observer piece (quite a lot as before it was something like 20 people a day if I was lucky.) But more importantly the coverage exposed me to and so has allowed me to connect with a lot of new people I really enjoy interacting with.”

People Ifs Writing Enjoy Pieces Lucky Unique Exposed Observers Exposure Blogs Coverage Interacting

Author:Marie Calloway

“I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to make of it. Why do people bother to write if they hate what I do?”

People Ifs Writing Hate Known Letters Bother Hate People Awfulness

Author:Lynda Barry

“I've gotten a lot of young gay kids come up to me and talk to me about how the little things I've said in the press has helped them come out to their parents, or just be open with who they are, and feeling invigorated by that. So that honestly means a lot to me to hear that the things that I say in the press, they do hear, and they see, and it helps them at least to start the conversation.”

Mean Littles Said Helping Feelings Kids Young Parent Gay Conversation Presses Come Up Honestly Little Things Talk To Me

Author:Chloe Grace Moretz

“I've gotten all kinds of reactions and it's been used in so many different ways.”

Way Kind Different Used Reactions All Kinds Different Ways

Author:Aleksandra Mir

“I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others”

People Trying Process Realizing Situation Growing Up Growing Mysterious Get Away Tolls

Author:Jon Hamm

“I've gotten balanced coverage and broad coverage - all we could have asked. ... For heaven sakes, we kid about the liberal media, but every republican on earth does that.”

Doe Kids Earth Heaven Media Republican Sake Broads Balanced Coverage Liberal Media

Author:Pat Buchanan

“I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.”

People Feels Uncomfortable Shy Shyness Being Shy

Author:Clea DuVall

“I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'”

People Giving Looks Book Helping Nice Mets Keep Going Wow Very Nice Thank You God Thank You For Helping Me Thank You For Helping

Author:Mattie Stepanek

“I've gotten bored with jazz to the point where I wouldn't mind something bad happening. Slapping hurts, but at some point it'll wake you up. I feel like jazz needs a big-ass slap.”

Needs Feels Mind Bigs Hurt Happenings Jazz Ass Bored Slap Wakes You Slapping

Author:Robert Glasper

“I've gotten burnt the last few years on a couple of little independent films where you get paid nothing, you work your ass off, there's no marketing budget except you going on every talk show. But you're seeing it all over. I mean, these disasters at NBC, with the morning show.”

Mean Film Morning Couple Independent Marketing Disaster Ass

Author:Michael Douglas

“I've gotten crankier in my old age.”

Age Old Age Birthday 60th Birthday

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I've gotten death threats, yes. I have. I think anytime you shine a spotlight on homosexuality or minorities and you try and say they are as normal or as worthy as acceptance as others, the people who are on the fringe don't like that and they will come after you. And they have come after me.”

People Thinking Trying Acceptance Normal Shining Threat Worthy Minorities Homosexuality Fringe Spotlight

Author:Ryan Murphy

“I've gotten hernias from drummers when they drop tempo.”

Drummer Tempo Hernias

Author:Miles Davis

“I've gotten in trouble with every race you can imagine.”

Race Imagine Trouble

Author:George Lopez

“I've gotten incredibly lucky with the people I've gotten to work with. It's made my mind better, and it's made me a better person.”

People Mind Persons Made Lucky Better Person

Author:Zoe Kazan

“I've gotten into such weird jobs just by word of mouth... Like I didn't try to be an accessory designer, but I had a friend working at the company and I needed a job so that's where I ended up.”

Trying Jobs Company Needed Mouths Designer Accessories Word Of Mouth

Author:Nicolas Cowan

“I've gotten into this nasty habit of running away from love, but maybe one day I can find the exception to that.”

I Can Running Habit One Day Exception Running Away Nasty Maybe One Day Away From Love

Author:Taylor Swift

“I've gotten it down to one hour. If dinner takes me longer than an hour to prepare, then it is too complicated. So it has to be simple.”

Ifs Hours Simple Complicated Dinner Take Me One Hour

Author:Sharon Gannon

“I've gotten jobs because I'm a woman, and I've lost jobs because I'm a woman. So just do the best work you can. It won't go unnoticed.”

Jobs Lost Do The Best Best Work Unnoticed

Author:Gren Wells

“I've gotten letters, but mostly from Bible-belt types who say, you must be Satan! They come right out and call me Satan and hope that I'm damned to hell.”

Hell Type Bible Letters Satan Call Me Belts

Author:George A. Romero

“I've gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.”

Guy Laughing Five Hug

Author:Adam McKay

“I've gotten literally thousands of contacts from people across the country - and the most poignant ones being elderly people - who said I had given up on America and I was just waiting to die.”

People Said Country America Dies Given Waiting Contact Elderly Given Up Poignant

Author:Benjamin Carson

“I've gotten more buff.”

Author:Tiger Woods

“I've gotten much better at multi-tasking. It's hard, though. But, writing a script is not totally focused. You're taking little breaks, all the time. If a kid runs in, you give 'em a horsey ride. It's a pretty fluid process.”

Ifs Giving Writing Littles Hard Running Kids Process Break Scripts Focused Ems Fluid Multi Tasking

Author:Matt Damon

“I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.”

Black Community Warmth Feedback Black Community Positive Feedback

Author:Misty Copeland

“I've gotten out of bed a lot of days for a lot less than $10,000.”

Bed

Author:Amber Valletta

“I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready for the next day.”

Trying Character Home Next Ready Leaving Relax Next Day

Author:Nicolas Cage

“I've gotten really hot since you went blind.”

Hot Blind

Author:John Green

Source: The Fault in Our Stars

“I've gotten rid of the yips four times but they hang in there. You know those two-foot downhill putts with a break? I'd rather see a rattlesnake.”

Knows Two Break Four Feet Golf Hang In There Rattlesnakes

Author:Sam Snead

“I've gotten so far past the Android and iPhones that I'm back to a flip-phone. It's funny, you can buy antique flip-phones online. A lot of us collect them. Clearly, they're considered antiques.”

Past Phones Online Flip Iphone Antiques Androids I'm Back

Author:Tim Allen

“I've gotten so many compliments for having nice feet.”

Nice Feet Compliment

Author:Torrie Wilson

“I've gotten stronger, but I don't ever try to hit home runs. I stay with the same approach, just hit line drives. If you get under one and it goes out, it's a home run, but I don't feel any pressure to hit home runs.”

Ifs Feels Trying Home Running Lines Approach Stronger Pressure Home Run

Author:Ryan Zimmerman

“I've gotten such good feedback from that [re-team with Wil Wheaton for Big Bang Theory appearance], and I hardly did anything.”

Bigs Team Theory Appearance Feedback Bangs

Author:Brent Spiner

“I've gotten super into restaurants in L.A., so I try to go to different restaurants all the time that's a good way to explore L.A.: you can drive to a restaurant and discover a new neighborhood.”

Way Trying Different Restaurants Neighborhood Good Way

Author:Gillian Jacobs

“I've gotten thicker skin mostly from being older. You just stop caring quite as much about everything.”

Skins Caring Stop Caring

Author:Joel Stein

“I've gotten thrown out of thirty-seven straight games,' he said. 'Once or twice, I've had to go really crazy. I ran onto the court with eleven seconds left once and stole the ball from the other team. It wasn't pretty. But, you know. I have a streak to maintain.”

Knows Said Games Left Team Crazy Balls Court Seven Ran Thirty Thrown Seconds Eleven Streaks

Author:John Green

Source: Looking for Alaska

“I've gotten to a place where I still love to play and sing, but I don't have any ego agenda left, outside of just wanting to stay in a creative place and play music. I much prefer to sing for somebody else, and to somebody else.”

Stills Play Left Creative Ego Agendas Left Out

Author:Ryan Adams

“I've gotten to a point where I don't want lyrics to mean anything.”

Want Mean

Author:Mary Timony

“I've gotten to a point, where I realize that happiness doesn't come from the outside.”

Realizing

Author:Ricky Williams

“I've gotten to do a lot of stuff, traveled, worked hard at my career.”

Hard Stuff Careers Traveled

Author:Laura Lippman

“I've gotten to do a lot of weird stuff.”

Stuff Weird Stuff

Author:January Jones

“I've gotten to go to a lot of places that I never would have been able to go and been able to meet a lot of people. And every now and then you'll be doing something and you're like, "I can't believe I get to do this."”

People Believe Has Beens I Can Able Now And Then

Author:Rob Huebel

“I've gotten to go wonderful places, meet interesting and intelligent people, and I started of course in the theatre and continue to work in the theatre where there is some intelligence involved in it.”

People Courses Interesting Wonderful Involved Intelligent Theatre Wonderful Places

Author:Jeffrey Jones

“I've gotten to hang out with Elmo, I'm the Fairy Shoeperson on 'Sesame Street'. So hopefully our kids will get to see and hear me as much as they're able.”

Kids Able Streets Hopefully Fairy Hanging Out Sesame Street Elmo

Author:Neil Patrick Harris

“I've gotten to play some pretty intense characters and I tend to think it's therapeutic for me.”

Thinking Play Character Intense Therapeutic

Author:Leonardo DiCaprio

“I've gotten to portray things in [Christopher Guest's] movies that I wouldn't have in others.”

Guests

Author:Parker Posey

“I've gotten to that point where I'm so used to being sweaty, wearing pants, and sitting like a guy in boots. When I'm dressed up and people are touching me up and doing the whole thing, I'm less comfortable with that.”

People Whole Used Guy Comfortable Sitting Touching Pants Boots Dressed Up

Author:Maggie Q

“I've gotten to the place where I find life too short for if-only.”

Ifs Regret Too Short Life Too Short

Author:Mary McMullen

“I've gotten to the point I won't even watch the 11 o'clock news. You just walk away from it thinking how bad everything is.”

Thinking Walks Watches News Clock

Author:Jeff Foxworthy

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