Yanovitch Opening Quotes

#1. I grew up in Mexico, not the U.S., and the fact is that there just aren't any parts for Latin actresses. I have to persuade people that my accent won't be a problem, but an asset.

Salma Hayek

#2. I would still describe China as a vast, invigorating puzzle that will never make sense to my western upbringing.

Abigail Washburn

#3. I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'

Ted Danson

#4. I thought I wanted to be an electrical engineer, which I turned out to be. But I was always curious about other things too, and what if I got interested in history or the law?

Jerry Yang

#5. Well, at least we were getting the good night's sleep,' Franz said, cheerfully.

'I'd hardly call being knocked unconscious with sedative gas a good night's sleep,' Nigel said, frowning.

Mark Walden

#6. Generals are not to be too scrupulous.

Napoleon Bonaparte

#7. We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.

Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

#8. She sleeps alone at last.

Robert Benchley

#9. A home run is when you've stopped having sex altogether and start a book club.)

Kristin Newman

#10. Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.

Felix Dennis