Essence Atkins Quotes

#1. It was an obsession, it was a compulsion. "The way to banish temptation is to give into it," the saying went. Maybe if she experienced a gangbang, it wouldn't be such a big deal, and would no longer be the focus of her sexual imagination.

Nikki Sex

#2. Like Syria, the government of Bahrain employs aggressive tactics to censor and monitor its people's online activity.

Rebecca MacKinnon

#3. It is not worth while to strain one's self to tell the truth to people who habitually discount everything you tell them, whether it is true or isn't.

Mark Twain

#4. A brand is a living entity-and it is enriched or undermined cumulatively over time, the product of a thousand small gestures.

Michael Eisner

#5. I attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan because my ballet and modern dance schedules were intensive and had started to interfere with regular school hours.

Essence Atkins

#6. The hallmark of a disorganized individual is that they never finish what they start.

Matthew Snider

#7. Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.

Essence Atkins

#8. If you call the tune, you also have to pay the piper when he begs his due.

Nick Cutter

#9. Maybe something bad would have happened if this guy didn't slow you down when he did. Maybe this is your guardian angel, looking out for you.

Priscilla Glenn

#10. Just the desire to play a mom, wanting to play someone actually closer to who I am and where I am in my life. People are used to seeing me play the single, hot girl, which has been fun, but at the same time, this role is more akin to my natural proclivities.

Essence Atkins

#11. Knowing that I inspired SAM SMITH is one of the most powerful experiences I've had as an artist. I was Sam. I still am Sam.

Lady Gaga

#12. The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

John Boehner

#13. Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities.

Essence Atkins

#14. Not that I ever did anything wrong. I was just aggressive. That's the way I am in my life.

Joe Arpaio

#15. You're very old, aren't you?"
"Just as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.

Philippa Pearce

#16. What online dating did was offer me the opportunity to go out with a bunch of different people from different industries; I really didn't want to limit myself with people who are in the entertainment industry.

Essence Atkins

#17. After 35, I felt like I'd been in these relationships; some were great, some weren't so great, but they weren't right partnerships.

Essence Atkins

#18. I know, I know - you're a woman who's had a lot of tough breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten those brakes, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night.

Groucho Marx

#19. Hell is not punishment, it's training.

Shunryu Suzuki

#20. I like to make Arroz con Gandules, rice with pigeon peas. My husband loves it. It's a Puerto Rican dish my mother taught me.

Essence Atkins

#21. People call me and ask me for advice all the time. On an elevator they tell me their problems. I think it's in part because I'm Italian so I'm emotionally available and I have a friendly persona.

Joyce DeWitt

#22. India is my country, and in that sense my outrage is personal.

Shashi Tharoor