Meghan O'Rourke Quotes

I think about my mother every day. But usually the thoughts are fleeting - she crosses my mind like a spring cardinal that flies past the edge of your eye: startling, luminous, lovely... gone.

Meghan O'Rourke

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MotherDayPastSpringMindThink

I watch too much cable, I admit. Day after day it gets frustrating. Yesterday I watched as someone called legislation to prevent teacher layoffs a bailout - but I know that's not a view held by many, nor were the views I was frustrated about.

Robert Gibbs

TeacherDayViewSomeoneYesterday

Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart.

Josh McDowell

AttitudeGodHeartPrayerWordsHe

A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.

Douglas Leone

GreatSmallStartWillNeverMarket

I have a very down-to-earth father. My wife is an actress and famous herself is more down-to-earth than anyone I know.

Brad Paisley

FatherWifeFamousKnowMoreThan

You are not just about death and disease.

Anne Wojcicki

DeathYouJustDiseaseAbout

I'm a confident woman with thick skin, and as a model in the public eye, I'm conditioned to accept criticism.

Ashley Graham

WomanEyeCriticismConfidentSkin

Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill

SuccessFailureLossEnthusiasm

Heartbreak is a real thing.

Thundercat

RealHeartbreakReal ThingThing

My favorite thing to wear from about first to third grade was a blue t-shirt with an iron-on monkey and the caption 'Here Comes Trouble.'

Tig Notaro

BlueTroubleMonkeyT-ShirtFirst

There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.

Richie Sambora

LoveTruthChildrenNothingBeing

Runway is like an adrenaline rush.

Kendall Jenner

RunwayRushAdrenalineLike

I was kind of scared of failing at acting.

James Franco

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