#stopped

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#breakthrough #came #city #else #every

If I moved, he moved. If I stopped, he stopped. It was a duel. ↗

— Jennifer Esposito

#i #moved #stopped

We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the 20th century. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#age #century #end #having #leaders

When I stopped drinking, it was only because I thought if I don't stop, I'm going to die. ↗

— Craig Ferguson

#die #drinking #going #i #only

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind. ↗

— Kim Cattrall

#i #like #mind #out #piece

But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

#art #career #completely #connected #extent

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move. ↗

— Bryan Ferry

#back #bad #career #early #few

In childhood I developed a serious throat infection, and my heart stopped beating. I recovered from that illness with a voice that boomed forth like Kate Smith's! ↗

— Patsy Cline

#childhood #developed #forth #heart #i

Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them. ↗

— Russell Crowe

#family #get #i #i do #immediate

Getting stopped for drunk driving in those days might mean that your entire career was over then. Not today. ↗

— Mark Goddard

#days #driving #drunk #entire #entire career