JB Carlson Quotes

Bush's America. I wish we had more time. I didn't even vote for him the second time, and I feel like I got to defend him.

I'm from rural Oregon, Yamhill County, a farm four miles out of a town of 1,000 people and that town is overwhelmingly pro-Trump.

Billy Tauzin is one of the most interesting people in Washington. He is smart, funny, and interesting.

I think Canadians, they may be offended that I pointed out that they're stalking us. But at least we're paying attention.

Nobody, at least sitting in my seat , is defending drunk driving. I am not for drunk driving.

I'm for moral blackmail when it comes to putting away child molesters.

It takes a good habit to replace a bad habit.

Shut off the internal bashing.

I grew up in a difficult environment, but I became a Christian as a teen. My mom and my sister soon became Christians also.

Cop families have guns in their houses.

I like clothes that are easy to wear. I like to be comfortable and confident.

I've always believed that humans are good at heart. But there's always the exception.

When people have an inner sense of confidence, they're more beautiful.

I'm a restaurant junkie.

If you don't know how to look, you'll end up putting down the wrong things, which only dilutes or cancels the power of your artwork.

We need to stand together with all of the victims [ of sexual harassment] and make sure they are not silenced.

I never had becoming Miss America on my radar screen. But when I was 17, I decided to quit the violin and my parents were devastated.

There are no guarantees in life, but I believe faith provides all of us with a foundation to live the best lives possible - knowing that there is a higher being who loves us and will never leave us.

The challenging part of parenting is to stick to your ideals and not give in.

I believe every child is born with a gift from God - big or small - and that we should all make the most of our talents.

Everyone is busy, but I believe it depends on what you prioritize. My husband and I teach Sunday School together at our church and are very involved.

I grew up a fat kid in a small town in Minnesota who was a tomboy and happened to play a mean violin. My goal was to be a famous concert artist some day.

Our daughter was the last in her class to get a cell phone and she had to earn it. She still doesn't have Instagram although she asks me for it every day.

Miss America gets a lot of flak, but the reality is that it is uplifting and aspirational - 50% percent of my points were based on talent.

Thanks to my upbringing, I always believed in myself and worked as hard as I could to get where I wanted to be. Nothing was ever handed to me.

Gratitude needs to come back in a big way and I hope to encourage people to get involved.

I'm the ultimate organizer! My major at Stanford was "Organizational Behavior" so I love to multi-task and stay extra busy.

The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat the feat at someone's bidding.

Trust your feelings entirely about colour, and then, even if you arrive at no infallible colour theory, you will at least have the credit of having your own colour sense.

Rest assured that if you work every day at your art, using the materials nearest at hand, you will gradually discover such beauty in them that they will fill you with happiness.

If you train yourself in memory work, you fearlessly attack and rearrange your material, for you can retain your original impression.

The underlying principles or fundamentals should be so hidden away by the beauty they are eventually to support, that it would require much digging to disclose them.

The key to enjoying the journey is being open to the unknown

The reflective person opens up her inner world and embarks on the greatest adventure that life has to offer – getting to know and understand oneself.

There isn't a person on earth who is not beautiful while he or she is smiling and experiencing unadulterated joy!

Love is truly eternal and lasts forever. It is the core of our connection and expression of life.

True meaning in life comes through understanding your own nature and learning to accept all aspects of yourself.

When you're in touch with your heart, you feel a connection with others and you have access to your wisdom.

How you start your day is how you live your day.

Having a great marriage isn't rocket science. It's simply a choice.

Here we will have possibly a bunch of tax dodgers deciding the election.

Is this the Olympics or One Life to Live?

What are movies for if not to have the good guys triumph over the bad ones?

Beware of stupid people who are motivated and energetic.

In today's world, only one person in every 200 is Canadian.

Being a teenager these days is not for the faint of heart.

It seems totally unfair that the way we look matters so much. I mean, why can't we just get over this gotta-be-thin-and-beautiful thing? Why can't we just accept ourselves and others for what we are?

Try to maintain the perspective that, in time, everything disintegrates and returns to its initial form.

Rather than being afraid to ask for help, remember this: When you ask someone to help you, you are actually doing them a tremendous favor by giving them an opportunity to feel needed.

You can't have a better past.