Rona Barrett quotes

“The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his soul.”
-- Rona Barrett

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“Sophia Loren is the embodiment of what a woman should be -- the epitome of femaleness. Most of the young people today are just ironing boards.”
-- Rona Barrett

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“Pick your enemies carefully or you'll never make it in Los Angeles.”
-- Rona Barrett

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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“I'm a real pussy cat - with an iron tail.”
-- Rona Barrett

Source : "Hollywood’s Rona Barrett: Now A Senior Advocate Dynamo" by Dayna Steele, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2016.

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“Frankie [Avalon] ... was interested in eating everything so it didn't eat him first.”
-- Rona Barrett

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“It's ironic, but until you can free those final monsters within the jungle of yourself, your life, your soul is up for grabs.”
-- Rona Barrett

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“I'm really a pussycat - with an iron tail.”
-- Rona Barrett

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“Which is bigger? A baby eagle or a giant crow?”
-- Rona Barrett

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“Maturity: the confidence to have no opinions on many things.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 29, 2014

“Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you can do it together... something we don't spend enough time on. We can motivate and excite each other about fitness.”

“Of course, the advantage is that, being in this business, you get to learn a lot, experience a lot of new things, and you can become real successful. The disadvantage is, of course the negative media. People may try to manipulate you and control you, and those are the things you have to avoid. But if you maintain strong family values and you believe in God, you can be successful. So, it's been tough, but I've gotten through it because I stuck with my family and my deep belief in God.”

“Have a determination that is strong enough to move walls.”

“I did not feel a particularly strong call to any one subject, but read voraciously and widely and began to find science interesting.”

“With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.”

Source : Aaron Swartz (2016). “The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz”, p.27, The New Press

“We need to take information, wherever it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world. We need to take stuff that's out of copyright and add it to the archive. We need to buy secret databases and put them on the Web. We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks... With enough of us, around the world, we’ll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge — we’ll make it a thing of the past. Will you join us?”

Source : "Guerilla Open Access Manifesto". Book by Aaron Swartz, July 2008.

“My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It's far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y'all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.”

Source : A. J. Jacobs (2012). “Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection”, p.72, Simon and Schuster

“Men make use of their illnesses at least as much as they are made use of by them.”

“I had the constitution of a missionary.”

Source : Alexandra Fuller (2014). “Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: Picador Classic”, p.42, Pan Macmillan