Personal Issues Quotes

• On the web the thinking of cults can spread very rapidly and suddenly a cult which was 12 people who had some deep personal issues suddenly find a formula which is very believable.

  Tim Berners-Lee

  Thinking, Issues, People

  "Warning sounded on web's future". Interview with Pallab Ghosh, news.bbc.co.uk. September 15, 2008.

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• There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the long term, as I tell these stories, that it will help to open people's eyes.

  Chris Murphy

  Life, Eye, Gun

  "Sandy Hook 2 years later: One senator's push for gun control" by Ashley Codianni, www.cnn.com. December 12, 2014.

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• I come from the school of being (stereotyped) since I was five years old. And I know that I should not be putting my personal issues on the table or letting them effect my work.

  Jillian Michaels

  School, Years, Issues

  Source: movieweb.com

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• The bad thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. The good thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. During times of trouble, the support system was massive.

  Linda Howard

  Support Systems, Issues, Towns

  Linda Howard (2011). “Open Season”, p.300, Simon and Schuster

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• Whether I'm involved in creating something or not, it's a personal issue of do I respect it. But you can only know that five or ten years later.

  Steve Martin

  Years, Creating, Issues

  Source: movieweb.com

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• When I was young, I wasn't a misfit or anything. I had friends in all the different social groups. But I had issues - just personal issues, insecurities and other things that had happened in my life.

  Steve Vai

  Issues, Insecurity, Groups

  Interview with Alan Di Perna, www.guitarworld.com. November 30, 2012.

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• I've known a lot of very religious people. My mother is very religious, but she was also very - is very private about it. She - when I was growing up, she never went to church. She just prayed and read her Bible and kept it to herself. So I'm not from a background of flamboyant believers. It's much more a personal issue.

  Michael Shannon

  Mother, Religious, Growing Up

  "Going Under The 'Boardwalk' With Michael Shannon". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. September 14, 2012.

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• But one of the hardest things for me to do was to access anger. I could do it on stage. But when I did it on film it was hard for me. That probably has to do with the intimacy of film. And my own personal issues with expressing anger. So I had to learn how to do that.

  Ellen Barkin

  Issues, Film, Intimacy

  "Ellen Barkin Talks “Another Happy Day”: 'I’ve been waiting for a part this good for my entire career.'" by Erica Abeel, www.indiewire.com. November 18, 2011.

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• It is personal issues that makes me do what I do, for I have been raped more than 50 times by just listening to what women who have confessed and confirmed their love for other women have been through.

  Zanele Muholi

  Issues, Listening, Has Beens

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• People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country.

  Steve Largent

  Sports, Country, Phones

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• Due to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of Glee. Explanations will come shortly.

  Chris Colfer

  Letting Go, Issues, Glee

  "Chris Colfer Not Leaving ‘Glee,’ Manager Says Twitter Account Was Hacked" By Stephanie Marcus, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 3, 2014.

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• Healing works through a kind of detox: things have got to come up in order to be released. That is true of our personal issues, and also our collective issues. We can't just push the darkness down, pour pink paint over it and then pretend it's not there. We have to look at it, accept that it exists and then release it for healing.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Healing, Order

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Feb 17, 2013

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• I'm not the kind of person who likes to shout out my personal issues from the rooftops, but with my bipolar becoming public, I hope fellow sufferers will know it's completely controllable. I hope I can help remove any stigma attached to it, and that those who don't have it under control will seek help with all that is available to treat it.

  Catherine Zeta-Jones

  Issues, Bipolar, Rooftops

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• With the advent of this kind of TMZ culture, it sadly seems to have infiltrated the vanguard of film commentary. I see these reviews sometimes where I think, well, you have a right to say whatever you want about my work, and I will listen whether it's good or bad and see if there's something that I might work with, but personal issues don't have a place in film commentary.

  Nicolas Cage

  Thinking, Issues, Culture

  "Nicolas Cage Chooses His Favorite Movie Roles, Weighs In On State Of Film Criticism" by Kevin Jagernauth, www.indiewire.com. August 14, 2015.

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