“But the real life of a writer resides in showing up at the keyboard every day, with the necessary patience and mercy, and making the best decisions you can on behalf of your people. It’s a slow process. It often feels hopeless, more like an affliction than an art form. Most of us will have to find our readers one by one, in other words, and against considerable resistance. If anything qualifies us as heroic, it’s that private perpetual struggle. Put down the magazine, soldier. Forget about the other guy. Remember who you are.” PeopleIfsFeelsWritingArtRealRememberFormGuyProcessDecisionForgetStruggleReaderMercyWho You AreSoldierReal LifeResistanceMagazinesHopelessHeroicPerpetualAfflictionBehalfOther GuysKeyboardsShowing UpRemember Who You Are Author:Steve Almond
“I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid.” ThinkingI CanKidsAgeRememberGuyRidiculousAutographs Author:Jim Thome
“I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way, you have eliminated all my competition.” WayFeelsWellsSaidPlayRememberGuyAskingCompetitionHeyJagger Author:Bobby Vinton
“I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them.” PeopleKnowsWantEndsRememberUsedGuyQualityRedBillsSubstance Author:Bernie Mac
“You know Kim Jong Un, the evil dictator of North Korea? Apparently, a guy in his inner circle used his ashtray while smoking and Kim Jong Un had him executed. I remember the same thing happened when a guy used Martha Stewart's personal lemon zester.” KnowsRememberUsedGuyEvilHappenedCirclesThings HappenSmokingDictatorKoreaNorth KoreaLemonsKimAshtrays Author:David Letterman
“And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.” NeedsFeelsI CanJobsRememberGuyAsksWaitingKnowingFantasticAsk MePlotSchemesWaiting Around Book:He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“I'm trying to earn everything given to me. I play hard and I want guys to remember that when they play the Magic they have to face Dwight Howard. And when you face him you have to get after it.” WantTryingHardPlayRememberFacesGuyGivenMagicPlay HardDwightI Want A Guy Author:Dwight Howard
“One problem people have is that they lie to themselves. You may think you are more talented then the next guy. Which is exactly what the next guy thinks as well. Rarely is talent enough. You have to find ways to make yourself stand out. You do so by playing to your strengths and making people aware of those strengths. Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful.” PeopleThinkingWayWellsMayMatterEnoughProblemRememberLyingGuyNextSuccessfulTalentShotsBeing SuccessfulSmarterStanding Out Author:Mark Cuban
“Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'” YearsSaidRememberGuyWinningFunEnjoyCoupleYears AgoMeetingsYankeesNew York YankeesSkip Author:Joe Torre
“I always looked up there, because I remember a time when the only things on the walls in Fenway were the Jimmy Fund sign and the retired numbers. Never in a million years did you think you'd ever be up there with those guys.” ThinkingYearsRememberGuySportsNumbersMillionsWallFundRetiredJimmy Author:Carlton Fisk
“I remember one guy, Reg Park, a British bodybuilder, who entered Mr Universe when he was very young. But he won it and continued to win it a second and third time. So, he was my idol. I read everything about Reg Park and followed his footsteps and trained like him. I said if he could make it, I could make it. It was a blueprint, basically, for how to get there, to win the championships.” IfsSaidRememberYoungGuyUniverseWinningThirdsBritishParksIdolsChampionshipFootstepsBlueprintsThird TimeBodybuilderMr Universe Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“My dad hasn't said much about his college days. Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.” ThinkingSaidStoriesBigsMightRememberFilmGuyGrowing UpGrowingCollegeDadMy DadNflHighlightsTelling StoriesBig GuysCollege Days Author:Andrew Luck
“I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with Marilyn Monroe and that's where I started. It doesn't make any sense because he was gay, but it was just the idea of the short guy and the beautiful blonde out of his league. That's where I started, but very quickly it became about me.” WritingI CanIdeasBeautifulRememberGuyGayTablesLeagueKitchenBlondeTrumanKitchen Table Author:Teddy Thompson
“I remember my first standup act when I was seventeen; I did a really lame song about being flat chested. I was doing it in New York, and I remember Kevin Brennan, the guy I lost my virginity to, was like "That song doesn't make sense, you have tits."” FirstsRememberGuySongLostNew YorkMake SenseFlatsVirginityLameSeventeenKevin Author:Sarah Silverman
“I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to my mum, Whatever this Genie guy does, I want to do. Mum said I couldnt be a genie, but that Robin Williams, who did the voice-over in the film, was an actor. So I said, OK, then, I want to be an actor.” WantDoeSaidBigsRememberFilmGuyActorsVoiceFiveSeeingSixScreensMumRobinsBig ScreenGeniesVoice Over Author:Darren Criss
“I remember reading Disturbia, one of the first scripts I ever got, and I go "Pfft, who wants to make a movie about a guy in a house?"” WantFirstsRememberGuyReadingHouseScripts Author:Alex Pettyfer
“I remember being a teenager and having a boyfriend - this guy I thought I was way better than, and completely out of his league. He was a year younger than me. And he broke up with me. It was so shocking, and I couldn't believe it.” WayYearsBelieveRememberGuyBrokeTeenagerLeagueShockingThis GuyBroke UpBeing A Teenager Author:Jessica Chastain
“I didn't really know Kurt that well, but there was a guy I always admired. We didn't spend much time together, but the few times we did spend together, you know, were times I'll always remember. You know, he was a really sweet guy, and a really genuine soul, you know, and an incredibly talented artist.” KnowsWellsSoulTogetherRememberArtistGuySweetGenuineRemember YouRemembers YouTime TogetherReally SweetSweet Guy Author:Jerry Cantrell
“What I remember most are some of the guys in the background - who they were and what kind of times we had during those days on the set. I remember staying at Mikes house in Hollywood when we first started filming the series. It was the upper story of a two-story building on a little hillside. Mikes wife, Phyllis, was wonderful. Mike and I laughed a lot and played music together. I remember that time very fondly.” FirstsKindLittlesTwoStoriesTogetherRememberGuyHouseWifeWonderfulBuildingHollywoodSeriesBackgroundsStayingLaughedMike Author:Peter Tork
“I don't remember any impression [from blues].The blues was just everywhere in the Mississippi Delta. It was mostly black sharecroppers living there, and there was a lot of blues around. Sometimes the guys would sing the blues in the fields, working.” SometimesRememberGuyBlackFieldsImpressionMississippiDeltaMississippi Delta Author:Mose Allison