Phyllis Diller (1917- )


Phyllis Diller (1917- )

Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver; July 17, 1917) is an American actress and comedian. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired, eccentrically dressed housewife who makes self-depricating jokes about her age and attractiveness (or supposed lack thereof), her terrible cooking, and about a husband named "Fang" while pretending to smoke from a long cigarette holder. Diller's signature is her unusual laugh.


Quotes·Quotation

Advice

¶ Never go to bed angry. Stay up and fight.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Diller

Phoebe Cates (1963- )


Phoebe Cates (1963- )

Phoebe Cates Kline (born Phoebe Belle Cates; July 16, 1963), better known as Phoebe Cates, is an American film actress, model, and entrepreneur. She is known for her roles in several teen films, most notably Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins.


Quotes·Quotations by Phoebe Cates

Celebrity

¶ I was only 17 when I did my nude scenes in Paradise (1982). They were serious and more difficult because they were not easily justified. But the topless scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) was funny, which made it easy.

¶ If the film, play or any project I`m involved in requires some sort of violence or nudity to advance the plot, scene or character in any way, then I would be considered unprofessional not to oblige. Of course, I want to make sure -- and I think I always have -- that the scenes are shot in good taste. I try to have some control; now that I know what I`m capable of including in a contract, I can continue that control. Nudity is not something I necessarily want to avoid and yet it`s not the most fun thing in the world to do. It`s part of the job as far as I`m concerned because you bare yourself emotionally and that`s just as terrifying as baring yourself physically. It`s all part of acting.

¶ In this business, if a girl wants a career, she has to be willing to strip. If you`ve got a good bod, then why not show it?

¶ Young people are more sophisticated today, thanks to magazines and movies and even porno cable television. As a New Yorker I think I`ve matured faster than other young people. I`m street smart.

Kid

¶ Kids today are much more independent than their parents were. We`re really into getting jobs and we mature sexually much earlier than a generation ago. Or, at least, we are involved in sex earlier.


Phoebe Cates as Sarah from Paradise (1982)

¶ I was only 17 when I did my nude scenes in Paradise (1982). They were serious and more difficult because they were not easily justified. But the topless scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) was funny, which made it easy.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_Cates


Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)


Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman and man of letters.

A Whig, Lord Stanhope, as he was known until his father's death in 1726, was born in London. After being educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he went on the Grand Tour of the continent. The death of Anne and the accession of George I opened up a career for him and brought him back to England. His relative James Stanhope, the king's favourite minister, procured for him the place of gentleman of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales.


Quotes·Quotation by Lord Chesterfield

Advice

¶ Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

Knowledge·Wisdom

¶ Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chesterfield
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Stanhope,_4th_Earl_of_Chesterfield

Barack Obama (1961~ )

Barack Obama (1961~ )

Barack Hussein Obama II (i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn ɵˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, running unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 2000.


Quotes·Quotations by Barack Obama

Father

¶ They're our mentors and they're our role models. They set an example of success and they push us to succeed, encourage us when we're struggling, and they love us even when we disappoint them, and they stand by us when nobody else will. (2009 Father's day)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama