Portuondo Place Quotes & Sayings

Fifteen years ago I knew I had to settle into being a mom and give them a normal life, which I never had. I was always traveling. I had tours. I wanted my kids to settle down, and we kind of did it together ... It was a bumpy transition. There was no director telling me what to do. No script, but I really enjoyed it. I even became president of the PTA. Doing the laundry was a meditative experience. Now, when I start to get nervous and stressed, I go in and start to fold towels. — Pia Zadora

I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out. — Natalie Massenet

Don't rush to rise to fame, lest you will be lashed in shame — Bernard Kelvin Clive

The marvelous maturity of London! I would rather be dead in this town than preening my feathers in heaven. — Nicholas Monsarrat

Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers. — Nancy Gibbs

If a book isn't self-explanatory, then it isn't worth reading. — Paulo Coelho

I always knew my sexual prowess has the power to save lives." "You can turn anything into an ego boost, can't you?" "I have a healthy sense of my own worth. But I have an even better sense of yours." "Aww ... — Rachel Vincent

The young woman went to rummage in a sideboard and came back to the table with a stout cook's knife. But instead of using it to cut the fruit, she showed the point to each of the men in a meaningful way, then tucked the blade into her kirtle. They — George R R Martin

she was a little frightened that first afternoon. There seemed such a huge expanse of water and sky, and so little of herself. — Joan G. Robinson

It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, 'Yes!' and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and only reaction is, 'Oh, no,' quickly followed by, 'How can I get out of this?' — Regina Brett

My mother was cancer. She slowly destroyed everything around her. She produced two killers; me and my brother Joe. — Richard Kuklinski

Look around the table. If you don't see a sucker, get up, because you're the sucker. — Amarillo Slim