“I think as a performer, it can be really great to stand on stage, especially when you have more time, but I do think about the specific people in the audience, how it's hard for them to get up and go to the bathroom, how they chose not to do other things that night and have turned off their phones and everything. So for that reason, I think it's necessary to mix it up and talk to the audience.” PeopleThinkingHardReasonNightAudienceStagePhonesGet UpMore TimePerformersReally GreatBathroomTurned Off Author:Demetri Martin
“If I'm writing a novel, I'll probably get up in the morning, do email, perhaps blog, deal with emergencies, and then be off novel-writing around 1.00pm and stop around 6.00pm. And I'll be writing in longhand, a safe distance from my computer. If I'm not writing a novel, there is no schedule, and scripts and introductions and whatnot can find themselves being written at any time and on anything.” IfsWritingDealsMorningNovelWrittenSafeComputerDistanceScriptsGet UpSchedulesEmailEmergenciesIntroductionBlogsNovel Writing Author:Neil Gaiman
“As a comedian, I can walk out in front of 5000 people and not worry about a thing. Not a thing, believe me. But to stand up a face a camera and crew of maybe 15 guys and get up tight about it - to me that's weird.” PeopleBelieveI CanFacesGuyWalksWorryFrontsCamerasGet UpComedianBelieve In MeCrew Author:Bill Cosby
“Being bipolar and an addict and an alcoholic I have to keep myself very busy. I don't sleep. I am lucky if I get three hours of sleep a night, and so I get up, and my head is full of slamming doors.” IfsNightThreeHoursSleepDoorsLuckyBusyGet UpAddictAlcoholicsBipolarSlamming Doors Author:David Feherty
“My music is more like ghetto gospel; there's a message in my words, so people listen. Sometimes you might here different things; it depends on how you feel. You might feel down, and I might be the cat in the same sentence saying, "You need to get up and do your thing." And then I could be the same cat, when you at the top of your game, telling you, "It feel good, don't it?" but with the same words.” PeopleNeedsFeelsDifferentSometimesMightGamesDependsMessagesMusic IsCatDown AndSentencesFeel GoodGet UpDifferent ThingsGhettoHow You Feel Author:Young Jeezy
“As an adult, I'm not supposed to go down slides. So if I'm at the top of a slide, I have to pretend that I got there accidentally. "How the hell did I get up here? I guess I have to slide down. Whee!" That's what you say when you're having fun. You refer to yourself and some other people.” PeopleIfsHumorFunnyFunHellAdultsGet UpHaving FunSlides Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I don't care if I tell that story and John Roderick gets up afterward and yells, 'I hope you enjoyed the white privilege, mortality comedy of John Hodgman!' That's me!" I'm going to play a sad Handsome Family song at the end and I guarantee you everyone is going to love it because, sometimes, you need a grown man or woman to tell you what you like.” IfsMenNeedsEndsSometimesPlayStoriesCareSongWhiteComedyPrivilegeDon't CareGet UpEnjoyedI Don't CareGuaranteesMortalityHandsomeWhite PrivilegeGrown Man Author:John Hodgman
“At the time, we were mad at Moammar Gadhafi, which resulted in us bombing all over Libya and killing a bunch of people, but not him. Then Ronald Reagan gets up and says we're not trying to kill him, we're just dropping bombs. You can kill all the Libyans you want, but legally you can't try to kill the leader.” PeopleWantTryingLeaderMadKillingBunchGet UpBombsDroppingBombingLibyaDropping Bombs Author:Dave Barry
“Standup is tough; if you are going through a hard period in your life, it is very hard to get up in front of people and be the happy guy in the room.” PeopleIfsHardGuyRoomsFrontsPeriodsToughGet Up Author:Doc Brown
“If I'm stuck, I get up from my chair and I wash windows. Or... clean the bathroom. Or vacuum the attic. There's always something to be done.” IfsDoneWindowCleanStuckGet UpChairsBathroomVacuumsAttics Author:David Sedaris
“When I was a kid down there it was always a dream to go to a Nebraska game but when you live in those small towns you hardly ever get up to one.” DreamKidsGamesTownsGet UpSmall TownNebraska Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“My writing habits are pretty static. I get up every morning between 6 and 7 am, grab a cup of coffee, say a few prayers, and go downstairs to my office and start writing.” WritingPrayerMorningHabitOfficeCoffeeGet UpCupsEvery MorningStaticCoffee Cup Author:Mitch Albom
“I had decided to be a magician well before I decided to be a writer. I was the little boy who would get up on-stage and do magic wearing a fake mustache, which would fall off during the performance. I'm still trying to perform those tricks. Now I do it with writing.” WritingTryingWellsLittlesStillsFallBoysMagicStageDecidedPerformancesTricksGet UpFakeMagicianLittle BoysMustache Author:Ray Bradbury
“There's an interesting study that says wealthy people get up three hours before their first outside appointment.” PeopleFirstsThreeHoursInterestingStudyGet UpWealthyAppointments Author:Brian Tracy
“Many successful people get up before 6am in the morning. They have rituals. They exercise, stretch, organize their day, and walk through that series of rituals.” PeopleWalksMorningSuccessfulExerciseSeriesGet UpRitualSuccessful PeopleOrganize Author:Brian Tracy
“Unsuccessful people get up whenever they feel like it and the first thing they do is watch television, read the paper, or check email. The rest of the day is pretty much 50% below maximum performance.” PeopleFeelsFirstsWatchesTelevisionPaperPerformancesChecksGet UpSuccessful PeopleEmailMaximumUnsuccessful Author:Brian Tracy
“If you get up by 6am, exercise, plan your day, and start on your biggest task, then your whole day is different. If you do this regularly it becomes a habit.” IfsDifferentWholePlansHabitExerciseTasksGet Up Author:Brian Tracy
“I am a highly disciplined person. I get up at seven every morning and, still in my pajamas, sit down at my desk where my checkered ring binders and my fountain pen are ready for use. I try to write two pages every day.” WritingTryingPersonsStillsTwoUseMorningReadyPagesSevenRingsGet UpPensEvery MorningDesksFountainPajamasFountain PensBindersCheckered Author:Orhan Pamuk
“I prefer to work in the morning. I get up now at five in the morning. In the morning is when I feel freshest.” FeelsMorningFiveGet Up Author:Erica Jong
“I went to see my doctor... Doctor Vidi-boom-ba. Yeah...I told him once, "Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror I feel like throwing up. What's wrong with me?" He said, "I don't know, but your eyesight is perfect."” KnowsFeelsLooksSaidHumorFunnyPerfectMorningDoctorsMirrorsYeahGet UpThrowingEvery MorningEyesightVomitingThrowing UpUgly Face Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“I get up in front of a bunch of kids and say 'Hey, I'm gonna tell you a new story. Who wants to be in a new story?' Well some kid always sticks up their hand and that gives me a name, but it doesn't give me a story. I just say whatever comes to my mind and usually it's not that good. Every once in a while, however, I say something that turns into a really good story.” WantGivingMindWellsStoriesHandsKidsTurnsNamesFrontsGive MeSticksBunchGet UpHeyGood Story Author:Robert Munsch
“With the artists, I don't teach, I coach. I can't tell them how to make art. I tell them to make more art. I tell them to get up early and stay up late. I tell them not to quit. I tell them if somebody else is already making their work. My job is to be current with the discourse and not be an asshole. That's all I wanted in a professor.” IfsArtI CanWantedJobsArtistTeachLateCurrentsCoachesQuittingGet UpProfessorsDiscourseUp Early Author:Dave Hickey
“There are days when I don't feel motivated and I don't want to get up to go to practice. I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I set short-term goals and try to reach those goals. And when I have those days, I think about those goals, and it gets me motivated.” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingPersonsGoalTermPracticeGet UpMotivatedShort TermGoal OrientedShort Term Goals Author:Dara Torres
“I get up every morning and it's going to be a great day. You never know when it's going to be over so I refuse to have a bad day.” KnowsMorningRefuseGet UpEvery MorningGood DayBad DayGood MorningGreat DayStart The DayHave A Good DayBeautiful MorningMorning InspirationalFunny Good MorningHaving A Bad DayGood Morning InspirationalWaking Up Every MorningGreetings In The MorningGood Day InspirationalHad A Bad Day Author:Paul Henderson
“Ma'am, when I got up this morning, I didn't want to be jackass. You just pushed my jackass button.” HumorFunnyMorningGet UpButtonsJackasses Author:Bill Engvall
“I got up this morning. I like to get up in the morning; it gives me the rest of the day to myself. I crossed the landing and went down stairs. Mind you, if there had been no stairs, I wouldn't even have attempted it.” IfsGivingMindHumorFunnyMorningGive MeGet UpStairsLanding Author:Chic Murray
“I try to make the writing as regular and regimented as possible. I usually get up at around 5 a.m. and read what I wrote the day before. Some of the time, after I read, I think the writing's very good and some of the time I feel embarrassed by what I've written. You have to learn not to pay too much attention to these feelings.” ThinkingFeelsWritingTryingFeelingsPayAttentionToo MuchWrittenVery GoodGet UpEmbarrassed Author:Christopher Paul Curtis
“It's always a strange moment when you get up on stage because in a way that's really the fulfilment of what you do, but at the same time when you write from a place that's very personal and quite isolated, at least for me, there's something that almost doesn't feel natural about it.” WayFeelsWritingMomentsNaturalStageStrangeGet UpIsolatedFulfilment Author:Alexi Murdoch
“I've had a lot of support from every corner of my life and my audience, to pretty much do close to what I want. I don't have unlimited time or money to execute my wildest dreams but I have enough get up and go to keep me going.” WantEnoughDreamSupportAudienceCornersGet UpUnlimitedWildest Dreams Author:Joel Plaskett
“There are days where maybe the obstacle is too great, maybe I don't want to get up and go to classes or attend that marching band practice, but whenever I have those days, I just realize that I have to get it done and everything will turn out great in the end.” WantEndsDoneTurnsRealizingClassPracticeBandObstaclesGet UpGet It DoneMarching Band Author:Patrick Henry Hughes
“The government will pay certain farmers to not grow corn. Wow. Where's my check? That'd be great. "Hey, what do you do for a living?" "Well, I don't grow corn. Get up at the crack of noon, make sure there's no corn growing. I'm gonna get up early tomorrow. And not plow. You know, we used to not grow tomatoes-but there's more money in not growing corn."” KnowsWellsGovernmentFunnyUsedCertainGrowsPayComedyGrowingTomorrowChecksGet UpHeyCracksFarmersWowMore MoneyCornNoonTomatoesLive WellUp Early Author:Brian Regan
“How much further can your head get up your ass that you're actually judging someone as a person based on their sexuality before you even have a conversation with them?” PersonsJudgingConversationSexualityAssGet Up Author:Ariana Grande
“I'm disciplined about writing. I get up every day knowing I have to produce work. I'm less concerned about other aspects of the job, such as the prizes and promotions. Promoting my work can be awkward, unless I feel sociable enough. Prizes encourage me to work harder on my next project.” FeelsWritingEnoughJobsNextKnowingProduceHard WorkProjectsConcernedAspectHarderGet UpPrizeAwkwardPromotingPromotionWork HarderSociable Author:Sefi Atta
“For me probably the best moment is before I get started in the morning. I get up and I ride my bike before I come into the studio, so there's a lot of peace and quiet right before the day starts and my assistants get here.” MomentsMorningQuietStudiosGet UpBikeAssistantsBest MomentsPeace And Quiet Author:Jacob Hashimoto
“You always get nervous on stage because when you get up there, you want to do great. The crowd has you pumped up so there are always a little bit of butterflies. That's all part of it. But as far as getting stage fright, clamming up there, not generally, I just enjoy it on stage and have a great time.” WantLittlesBitsEnjoyStageLittle BitCrowdsNervousGet UpButterflyGreat TimesFrightStage Fright Author:Easton Corbin
“When I get up in the morning, I go and I work with beautiful women and charming men and funny comedians and dramatic artists. And I'm presented with costumes and great music to choose from and sets. I travel a certain amount of places, so I've been living in a bubble. And I like it.” MenBeautifulArtistCertainMorningAmountGet UpComedianDramaticBubblesCharmingCostumesBeautiful WomenGreat MusicFunny ComedianCharming Man Author:Woody Allen
“When you really want a role and you really want a character, you become quite close to the script and the project, and it is sad when it doesn't go your way. But I've found there's always another one, which will be as good if not better. You can't let your failures bring you down when you're an actor, because then you can't get up.” IfsWayWantCharacterActorsFoundRolesProjectsScriptsGet Up Author:Asa Butterfield
“When I go to see live music I tend to want to really listen to it, so when people get up and dance it's really irritating.” PeopleWantGet UpIrritatingLive Music Author:Tony Blackburn
“I get up to 400 letters a week, so I have a full-time PA, but I try to answer everything. People don't seem to realise that if they send something living in the post it's going to die on the way. Especially when you wrap it in a polythene bag.” PeopleIfsWayTryingSeemsDiesAnswersWeekLettersGet UpPostsBagsRealisingWraps Author:Alan Titchmarsh
“You might get up in the morning and do your devotions and say a few prayers and there you go. You think you've done your connecting for the day. But you don't know how to wait before the Lord and really stop and hear from the Lord or dig deeper and walk throughout the day with the Lord. It's like sending a quick Tweet or checking your Facebook page real quick. "Hey Lord, what's going on?" But you're missing the intimacy of, "Be still and know that I am God."” ThinkingKnowsStillsRealDoneMightWaitingPrayerWalksLordMorningKnow HowMissingPagesDeeperDevotionGet UpHeyIntimacyYour FaceConnectingTweetDig DeepFacebook Page Author:Jeremy Camp
“God will not let me get the blessing without asking. Today I am setting my face to fast and pray for enlightenment and refreshing. Until I can get up to the measure of at least two hours in pure prayer every day, I shall not be contented. Meditation and reading besides.” I CanTwoTodayFacesReadingHoursPrayerMeditationPrayingBlessingPureEnlightenmentLet MeAskingGods WillSettingSettingsGet UpRefreshing Author:Bonar Law
“Dreams do come true. Yes, even yours. But you have to meet them part way. Get up and do something towards them. Now.” WayInspirationalDreamInspirationGet UpDreams Do Come True Author:Joe Vitale
“There is a difference in being in shape and being in football shape. Any one can out on the field and run around , but once you start getting hit and have to get up then you find out the difference between being in shape and football shape.” MotivationalRunningDifferencesFieldsFootballShapesGet UpNflAmerican Football Author:John Madden
“I get up in the morning with an idea for a three-volume novel and by nightfall it's a paragraph in my column.” IdeasNightThreeMorningNovelGet UpVolumeColumnsParagraphNightfall Author:Don Marquis
“People would get up and leave so they would not have to sit anywhere near me.” PeopleGet Up Author:Ryan White
“We've not been assigned to hang out until He returns ”we've been given a message and a power that completely revolutionizes life. Why would anyone want to get up in the morning and not shape the course of world history?” WorldWantCoursesGivenMorningReturnShapesMessagesGet UpHanging OutWorld History Author:Bill Johnson
“Champions get up! When you’re down to nothing, God is up to something! Champions get up! Focus your mind, pull yourself together. If you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on! You are a champion. You are more than a conqueror. Keep the faith. Cry if you must. You are still here. God is not through with you yet. You were born to win. Champions get up! You are a champion. You have GREATNESS within you!” IfsMindStillsEndsTogetherWinningBornFocusCryGreatnessGet UpTiesChampionWithin YouRopeKnotsConquerorKeep The FaithGreatness WithinBorn To Win Author:Les Brown
“If life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. And if you get up, you can stand up. And if you stand up, you can fight for your dream once again. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!” IfsTryingLooksDreamFightingLandSpecialGreatnessGet UpYour DreamsLook UpWithin YouEncouragingFollow Your DreamsSomething SpecialChase Your DreamsStand UpWords Of EncouragementGiving Up Is Not An OptionNever SurrenderSpecial YouGetting Back UpGreatness WithinLife Knocks You Down Author:Les Brown
“I dreamed you a field of running horses, Selah. For you, Bianca, a balloon the size of the sky, my body a kite you can throw into the air.Pull me by string and horse.Tell me everything won't end in death. That everything doesn't end with February. Dead wildflowers wrapped around a crying baby's throat.I've slowed my heartbeat to three beats a minute. I've redrawn the clouds into birds, a fox chasing them into the mountains.I'm going to move my hand today.I vomit ice cubes.There's a ghost next to me.Get up, Dad.(Light Boxes)” EndsBodyHandsLightRunningTodayMovingThreeNextAirSkyMinutesCryFieldsBabyDadMountainBeatsBirdHorseCloudsSizeBoxesGhostGet UpIceStringsThroatFoxesChasingHeartbeatBalloonsFebruaryKitesCubesWildflowers Author:Shane Jones
“Whether it's choosing a career or deciding what charity to get involved with, the choice should come from your heart. Ultimately you are the one who has to get up every morning and enjoy what you are doing, so make sure it matters to you.” ShouldHeartMatterChoicesEnjoyCareersMorningInvolvedCharityGet UpEvery MorningGet Involved Author:Dave Thomas