Extras Quotes - Page 24

• Sometimes, it's just easier to say yes to that extra snack or dessert, because frankly, it is exhausting to keep saying no. It's exhausting to plead with our kids to eat just one more bite of vegetables.

  Michelle Obama

  Kids, Vegetables, Snacks

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• Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.

  Michelle Obama

  Hurt, Kids, Small Changes

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• The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.

  Rick Perry

  Believe, Thinking, Government

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• Cigarettes are an instant signifier in culture. It punctuates a joke, or puts that extra zing on a punch line. I like them as a prop. I think it can be really useful for character and texture and contrast and all of that.

  Martha Plimpton

  Character, Thinking, Zing

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• I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

  Vladimir Putin

  Swim, Stuff, Gym

  "When Naomi met Vladimir: fights, fitness, and tiger traps". www.independent.co.uk. February 2, 2011.

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• Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.

  Tariq Ramadan

  Adversity, Exercise, Men

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• EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!

  Rachael Ray

  Girl, Oil, Cooking

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• I know what it's like to start a business. I know how extra ordinarily difficult it is to build something from nothing. I know how government kills jobs and, yes, I know how it can help from time- to-time.

  Mitt Romney

  Jobs, Government, Helping

  "Mitt Romney's Florida Victory Speech". www.realclearpolitics.com. January 31, 2012.

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• I just hate losing and that gives you an extra determination to work harder.

  Wayne Rooney

  Inspirational, Football, Determination

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• I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where the filmmakers put in that extra level of thought; after 25 years you put them on in front of an audience, and they'll respond to it and enjoy it.

  Eli Roth

  Years, Movie Love, Levels

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• We can do things the cheap way, the simple way, for the short-term and without regard for the future. Or, we can make the extra effort, do the hard work, absorb the criticism and make decisions that will cause a better future.

  Mike Rounds

  Hard Work, Simple, Effort

  Michael Rounds' State of the State Address at the South Dakota State Capitol, legis.sd.gov. January 11, 2005.

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• No, there is literally nothing on the business side that I wouldn't sacrifice in a heartbeat to have an extra couple of hours' writing. Nothing.

  J. K. Rowling

  Couple, Writing, Sacrifice

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• I don't know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.

  Richard Simmons

  Airports, Upset, Tanks

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• For families across the UK who are income-poor, but more than that, whose lives are blighted by worklessness, educational failure, family breakdown, problem debt and poor health, as well as other problems, giving them an extra pound - say through increased benefits - will not address the reason they find themselves in difficulty in the first place.

  Iain Duncan Smith

  Educational, Giving, Debt

  "Iain Duncan Smith to unveil new ways of measuring child poverty" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. November 14, 2012.

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• Whatever your dream is, every extra penny you have needs to be going to that.

  Will Smith

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "I, Robocop" by Jennifer Hillner, www.wired.com. July 01, 2004.

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• My workout is always with a trainer because, quite honestly, I don't think most people are motivated enough to do what they need to on their own. You either need a spotter or you need a trainer. You need somebody there to push you to get that extra five.

  Paul Stanley

  Workout, Thinking, People

  "How KISS Frontman Paul Stanley Keeps Fit". Interview with Ben Radding, www.mensfitness.com.

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• If it came to a magic genie, I would ask him for two extra wishes. One would be that no one would have to live with the muscular dystrophy disease or any disease. And the second one would be world peace, that we just stop fighting, talk about things, and we could live in harmony once again, like God intended us to do.

  Mattie Stepanek

  Fighting, Two, Magic

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• I just loved performing. It just made me feel alive. It's scary, but that's part of it. I think it's important to have that extra adrenaline. It gives you that extra zing.

  Emma Watson

  Thinking, Giving, Scary

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• The usual justification for eating extra meals is that it keeps the metabolism "revved up" so that weight loss is easier. There is, however, very little hard evidence that supports this idea, and a fair amount that disputes it.

  Andrew Weil

  Loss, Ideas, Support

  "Intermittent Fasting: A Healthy Choice" by Dr. Andrew Weil, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 6, 2012.

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• I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom. I mark only the happy hours, like the sundial, because otherwise I would have gone nuts.

  Orson Welles

  Play, Chekhov, Walking

  "Orson Welles: The Unfulfilled Promise" by Barbara Leaming, The New York Times, July 14, 1985.

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• During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade them for dogs. He built kennels in the backyard, and he cared for the dogs.

  Betty White

  Dog, Dad, Backyards

  Betty White (2011). “If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)”, p.121, Penguin

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• I'm an entertainer. If people are paying good money for tickets they deserve the best show they can see. I don't get into lighting stuff on fire, but I do believe in going the extra mile.

  Bryan White

  Money, Believe, Fire

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• Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

  Ricky Williams

  Texas, Special, Welcome

  "Texas to unveil 8-foot, 1000-pound Ricky Williams statue". www.businessinsider.com. February 24, 2012.

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• It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet.

  Steven Wright

  Silence, Stuff, Silent

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• I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.

  Niecy Nash

  Eyelashes, Laughing, Needs

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