Meghan Daum Quotes

If you must know, my parents came from pretty hardscrabble backgrounds in the southern Midwest. I certainly didn't grow up poor, but I did spend my 20s and early 30s juggling temp jobs and choking on massive student-loan debt.

Meghan Daum

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ParentsGrowYouEarlyKnowPoor

In Italy, where I live now, I have put some distance between myself and the world that has formed me.

Jhumpa Lahiri

LiveMyselfMeWorldDistanceNow

I want romance; I want people to be happy in their relationships.

John Rocha

HappyPeopleBe HappyRelationships

Most of an award-show host's job is showing up and keeping a cool head and soldiering through it, whether it's the Oscars or the Hallmark Channel's 'Hero Dog Awards.'

Rob Sheffield

DogHeroJobCoolShowing UpAwards

I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

Martin Sheen

HonestyI AmMeI CanPlayWay

The days of trying to get a consumer to come to you are over. You really have to be in the consumer's world, wherever, whenever and however.

Mindy Grossman

WorldTryingYouOverDaysWherever

I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.

Jay London

FatherMusicMyselfMeOutUp

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

Devon Aoki

ChangeFashionThinkNewImportant

There was a period of time when I thought I had to be Alice Cooper all the time.

Alice Cooper

TimeThoughtPeriodHadAlice Cooper

Get to know other worlds, if only for comparison. I am near, too near for him to dream of me.

Wislawa Szymborska

I AmMeDreamKnowHimComparison

I've got this thing for spicy stuff. Now, if you give me hot chocolate with chili pepper, a book and a bubble bath, I'm a happy girl.

Shiloh Walker

GirlHappyMeBookChocolateYou

I'm not fascinated by one particular case, but by knowledge that I had no idea was out there.

Shannon Miller

KnowledgeOutIdeaNo IdeaCaseHad

There are about 20 people in my life that I want to love me, and none of them are the 'Daily Mail.'

Martin Freeman

LifeLoveDailyPeopleMeMy Life

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