I feel like there is a lot of inherent humor in the stress and insanity surrounding that process.
TINA FEYI feel like there is a lot of inherent humor in the stress and insanity surrounding that process.
TINA FEYMy work is my work. I take my work seriously but I don’t take myself too seriously.
TINA FEYI think part of picking where you live in New York is accepting who you are. Really looking at yourself and going, ‘Yeah, I’m not cool enough for the West Village.’
TINA FEYAn interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women’s Affairs. Man, who’d she have to show here ankles to to get that job?
TINA FEYIn most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.
TINA FEYAn acting teacher once told me, ‘Greet everything with yes… Even if you abandon one idea for another one, saying yes allows you to move forward.’
TINA FEYThis week, penny collector Gene Sukie went to the bank and cashed in ten thousand pounds of pennies he had collected over 34 years, which were worth over fourteen thousand dollars. And, of course, I was in line behind him.
TINA FEYWhen humor works, it works because it’s clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.
TINA FEYRead! When your baby is finally down for the night, pick up a juicy book like Eat, Pray, Love or Pride and Prejudice or my personal favorite,Understanding Sleep Disorders: Narcolepsy and Apnea.
TINA FEYWhen a coworker shows me cute pictures of her dog, I struggle to respond correctly, like an autistic person who has been taught to recognize human emotions from flash cards. In short, I am the worst.
TINA FEYDon’t be too precious or attached to anything you write. Let things be malleable.
TINA FEYA Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby’s temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who’s boss.
TINA FEYLife is improvisation.
TINA FEYIf the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.
TINA FEYDon’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions… Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.
TINA FEYI want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities.
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