She firmly held the theory that everyone gets at least one very stupid superpower.
Hosting a show, even a talk show or a game show, there's so much business you have to conduct. There's so much guiding you have to do.
I don't think I was awake for much of my childhood. I did a lot of napping. This might have been a defensive measure against encroaching depression. Until about the age of eleven or twelve, I had zero interests other than trying to steal gumballs from supermarket gumball machines.
The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.
I don't chase after things, but I put forward the effort and know the rest of it is out of my hands.
As a game-show host, what I'm thinking and what I'm experiencing doesn't matter. My opinion doesn't matter. So there's a flattened reality to it. It's fun to do. But it's certainly not myself in totality - or even maybe a little bit.
When you're writing something, and you're putting yourself out there, or you're performing and someone comes in and savages that, then of course it feels personal. It doesn't feel like it's just business, because there's no business - it's not like we're conducting business, this anonymous critic and I. It's just that this person is tearing me a new asshole.
Ambrose Phillips. . . who had the honor of bringing into fashion a species of composition which has been called, after his name, Namby Pamby.
Anything free is worth what you pay for it.
If I feel like something's gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.
Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing.