Andrew Solomon Quotes

A great hope gets crushed every time someone reminds us that happiness can be neither assumed nor earned; that we are all prisoners of our own flawed brains; that the ultimate aloneness in each of us is, finally, inviolable.

Andrew Solomon

Recitation: by Male by Female

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HappinessHopeGreatTimeSomeone

More and more women are going online.

Jesse Schell

WomenMoreGoingWomen AreOnline

In my mind, scatological writing is a core of the English canon.

Jenny Zhang

MindWritingCoreEnglishCanon

As we say from time to time, it's hard to win in the National Football League.

Jeff Fisher

TimeFootballWinSayHardNational

I really, really thought that it was a no-brainer in terms of being a hit. And so it does surprise that that hasn't been the manifested reception of it so far.

Ron Glass

ThoughtSurpriseBeingBeenFarHit

They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.

Robert Toombs

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Immigration is not about visa numbers or building a fence. It is about reclaiming our roots as a nation of immigrants and a refuge for those who have been cast aside.

Mike Quigley

RootsBuildingImmigrationFence

I believe that to get what you want as a woman is to use your brain, to have a job, and to not need someone or have to make decisions based on that.

Molly Bloom

JobWomanBrainBelieveDecisions

Founding a successful startup is no different than forming a rock band.

Jay Samit

RockBandSuccessfulDifferentThan

When you're young, influences count.

Derek Walcott

YouYoungCountInfluences

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

William Nicholson

GodExperienceLearnYouTeachers

I had great qualms about playing a man who was living. I've never met Walt McCandless, and I never will.

William Hurt

GreatManLivingWillNeverPlaying

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Plato

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