Broke Quotes - Page 40

• I've always thought vampires were interesting because they live forever, they're always well-financed, they dress well, you know what I mean? And they're, like, cool. Usually vampire - you've never seen a broke vampire. Have you?

  Michael Ealy

  Mean, Interesting, Forever

  "Michael Ealy On Set Interview UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING". Interview with Steve "Frosty" Weintraub, collider.com. August 22, 2011.

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• Broke with nothing to live for and damn ready to die young. I'm the shadow behind the gun, look what I've become.

  Ja Rule

  Gun, Reality, Shadow

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• Events and developments, such as ... the Copernican Revolution, ... occurred only because some thinkers either decided not to be bound by certain "obvious" methodological rules, or because they unwittingly broke them.

  Paul Feyerabend

  Science, Revolution, Events

  Paul Feyerabend (1993). “Against Method”, p.14, Verso

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• My girlfriend's packed her bags and moved out to another town, she couldn't stand the boredom when the video broke down.

  Ray Davies

  Girlfriend, Art, Media

  Song: State of Confusion

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• The window doesn't open, the fan is broke, and my face is turning blue. I haven't been in a crowd like this since I went to see the Who.

  Al Yankovic

  Blue, Musical, Fans

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• She use to knock me out until her face broke out.

  Frank Zappa

  Rejection, Use, Faces

  Song: Big Leg Emma

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• Creatively, I thought we were still viable and could do more records. But our working relationship just wasn't happening at all, and our chemistry as people broke down because of that.

  Matt Cameron

  People, Records, Chemistry

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• I broke my nose and got a concussion when I was 13.

  Michael Cera

  Noses, Concussions

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• I was living in New York City and flat broke. My next door neighbor was an actor and he always seemed to be having more fun than I was. He convinced me to give acting a shot, but because of my shyness I was sure it would be a lost cause.

  Joe Flanigan

  New York, Fun, Doors

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• I prayed to God for help and I put myself in a recovery house called Studio 12. It was for people in the business and you didn't have to have any money to go, which was good because I was broke.

  Brion James

  Recovery, People, House

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• He loved her, free parts and labor. But she broke down and died.

  Rickie Lee Jones

  Sex, Down And, Labor

  Song: The last chance texaco, Album: Rickie Lee Jones

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• After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made and I got professionally involved with a manager who said it didn't matter what you did as long as you kept working. I wound up completely broke.

  Tommy Kirk

  Long, Matter, Made

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me.

  Kristin Lehman

  Meaningful, Play, Dancing

  "Q&A – Kristin Lehman (Gwen Eaton)". AMCtv.com Interview, www.amc.com.

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• After I broke my leg I had to go back and do one of the remakes of 'The Magnificent Seven' and ended up on a horse that pitched me off and broke my leg again... I rode horses pretty well. I just didn't like doing it.

  William Lucking

  Horse, Legs, Seven

  "William Lucking rode many a motorcycle in films". Interview with Peter Hartlaub, www.sfgate.com. November 9, 2008.

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• The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.

  Grace Napolitano

  Fall, Sky, Doubt

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• I was called fat and ugly in the press almost my entire life. I understand that being judged by others comes with the territory, but it broke my heart and ruined my self-esteem.

  Kelly Osbourne

  Self Esteem, Heart, Ugly

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• I ran track in high school. I was a fragile young man, personally and physically. I tried football. That didn't work out; I broke my collarbone. But I always loved running.

  Danny Pudi

  Football, Running, School

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• "From the reign of Nero to that of Antoninus Pius," Gibbon says again, "the Jews discovered a fierce impatience of the dominion of Rome which repeatedly broke out in the most furious massacres and insurrections. Humanity is shocked at the recital of the horrid cruelties which the Jews committed in the cities of Egypt, of Cyprus, and of Cyrene, where they dwelt in treacherous friendship with the unsuspecting natives...In Cyrene they massacred 220,000 Greeks; in Cyprus 240,000; in Egypt a very great multitude. Many of these unhappy victims were sawed asunder..."

  Nesta Helen Webster

  Cities, Egypt, Rome

  Nesta Helen Webster (1921). “World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization”

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• When I got the paperwork for Superstars, and I saw they asked what size swimsuit I wear, I had a hot flash, nearly broke into cold sweats and hired a trainer immediately.

  Ali Landry

  Sweat, Hot Flashes, Saws

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• I first came to London as a musician, and when my group broke up, I did 'Guys and Dolls' at the Watford Palace theatre. After that, Ned Sherrin found me and brought me to the West End to do one of his shows. The work went from strength to strength, so I thought: 'This is where the world wants me; I'll stay.

  Clarke Peters

  Guy, Theatre, Musician

  "Clarke Peters: 'Lester Freamon's the guy I'd like to grow up to be'". Interview with om Lamont, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2010.

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• I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke.

  Michael Pitt

  Independent, Want, Film

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• I lived on couches for something like six months. I had no home. I was totally broke. I would stay at a friend's house for two weeks, then move because I didn't want to become this permanent mooch.

  Sean Parker

  Moving, Home, Two

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• I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the time, but if you can't afford power you're pretty broke. You endure it.

  Jeremy Renner

  Nice, Years, Two

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• The best thing that ever happened to me is that nothing happened in writing. I ended up working for engineering companies, and that's where I found my material, in the everyday struggle between capitalism and grace. Being broke and tired, you don't come home your best self.

  George Saunders

  Struggle, Writing, Tired

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• This is an old family secret, and I just found this out recently, and it almost broke my heart. My mother said to me, 'I had never told you this, but God, you were an ugly baby'.

  John Stamos

  Mother, Baby, Heart

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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