Jenny Lawson Quotes

Writing is my therapy. In addition to my real therapy. God knows where I'd be without it. I'd probably still be at my last job, working in HR at a religious organization. I was horribly miscast.

Jenny Lawson

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GodJobOrganizationWritingTherapy

It may be the optimist in me, but I think America has a uniquely powerful and capacious glue internally. The American identity has always been ethnically and religiously neutral, so within one generation you have Italian-Americans, Irish-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Jamaican-Americans - they feel American. It's a huge success story.

Amy Chua

SuccessIdentityMeThinkGeneration

When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.

Ron Paul

MoneyGovernmentChoicesYearBad

A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play.

Mike Krzyzewski

TogetherTeamBasketballYouPlay

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

Marvin Hamlisch

GoodFaithGreatRightUsStill

The issue with international institutions is that there is a crisis of legitimacy. Trust in these institutions is a serious problem.

Mo Ibrahim

TrustProblemSeriousCrisisIssue

When I was first elected I was puzzled why they were holding events in my honor as a mere freshman. I asked myself, why is a federal entity so involved in political activity?

Brian Baird

MyselfHonorPoliticalWhyFirst

May God bless Trayvon Martin's soul, his family.

Bobby Rush

FamilyGodSoulBlessMayGod Bless

You feel a certain way in a glass or concrete or limestone building. It has an effect on your skin - the same with plywood or veneer, or solid timber. Wood doesn't steal energy from your body the way glass and concrete steal heat. When it's hot, a wood house feels cooler than a concrete one, and when it's cold, the other way around.

Peter Zumthor

BuildingColdEnergyFeelYouBody

The acting world is a humbling experience, I find.

Sharlto Copley

ExperienceWorldFindActing

I just want to work on music and make some new stars. I'm not interested in being a star.

No I.D.

WorkStarsMusicNewWantStar

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

Moshe Sharett

PeopleHardshipWillNeedHighWho

9/11 was a hugely overblown event that only assumed its overarching importance a) because it was done to the United States and b) because of the way the U.S. reacted.

Martin Jacques

DoneWayUnitedEventBecauseOnly

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