Andrew Solomon Quotes

Parenting is no sport for perfectionists.

Andrew Solomon

Recitation: by Male by Female

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ParentingSportPerfectionists

I speak English. I grew up speaking Bengali. This is the normal, the known, the obvious composition of who I am. Then there's Italian, this strange, other component of me that I've just created. It was a creative process just to learn the language, never mind to start expressing myself in it.

Jhumpa Lahiri

MyselfCreativeI AmMindMeStart

I have seen the movie 'Showgirls' over 25 times.

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

OverSeenMovieTimes

We all know how the Internet has changed the lives of consumers: it's changed how we communicate, how we shop, how we meet people. It's changed things for businesses too.

Maynard Webb

PeopleInternetKnowMeetThings

Astrology had an important role in the ancient world. You can't understand many things unless you know something about astrology - the plays of Shakespeare and so on.

Steven Pinker

WorldYouKnowImportantUnderstand

When I'm looking for something, I say, 'Man that's ugly - nobody would want to rock that.' Then I grab it and I put it on.

Slim Jimmy

ManUglyLookingNobodyWantRock

Absolutely everything undergoes evolvement - whether it's technology, journalism, the NFL, medicine.

Marv Levy

TechnologyMedicineJournalismNFL

I'm not that worried about war. Insecurity is the word I would use - insecurity and tension and conflict. I thought civilized people had abandoned wars. Sometimes people don't make rational decisions.

Mohammad Javad Zarif

WarPeopleConflictInsecurity

I overanalyze things way too much, to the point where it affects my life. Like, when I'm talking to a boy, I'll overanalyze a text message he sent. And I have to think to myself, 'Just chill out. Some guy sent me a text message. That's all. Don't read something into it that's not there. Just be glad he sent you a text message!'

Lucy Hale

LifeMyselfMeThinkChillMy Life

Now I get a very nice salary as a member of Congress, but when I'm in Washington, I sleep in my office.

Jason Chaffetz

SleepNiceWashingtonSalaryOffice

Those who do wrong very often think others are censuring them, when they are not even thought of.

Dorothea Dix

ThinkThoughtWrongOthersWhoEven

I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.

Dax Shepard

PowerYouBeingTellingLot

Capital was always the struggle. I always had these amazing visions. Had this amazing work ethic. Had this amazing work partner in my wife. But I was always struggling for capital. I owe a lot to local banks who were willing to take chances on Jo and I early in our career.

Chip Gaines

WorkStruggleWifeAmazingPartner

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