Ann Hood Quotes

My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned in a church at her memorial, one of the hardest things I heard someone say was, 'I'm going to go home and hug my child a little tighter.' 'Well, good for you,' I thought. 'I'm going to go home and scream.'

Ann Hood

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My characters have undergone the same process of simplification as the colors. Now that they have been simplified, they appear more human and alive than if they had been represented in all their details.

Joan Miro

ColorsProcessDetailsAliveNow

If a black doctor discovers a cure for cancer, ain't no hospital going to lock him out.

Jesse Jackson

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The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it's never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre.

Robin Gibb

MusicSoulBeeBlackNeverOut

Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to 'duck-and-cover' for protection. But even as children hiding under wooden desks, we recognized the inadequacies of this strategy.

Mike Quigley

ChildrenSchoolWarGrowing UpCold

It began to really eat away with me that in the '60s the federal government, desiring to help poor moms who were dealing with deadbeat dads, decided, 'We'll help: we'll give a check for every child you can have out of wedlock.'

Louie Gohmert

GovernmentChildMeHelpYouPoor

I just typed up three, four paragraphs of an idea and dropped it in a box at the Chicago Comic Con in the summer of 2000, I guess, or 2001 - I forget. I just dropped it on a stack of a giant pile of dozens of other entries. Months later, I was thrilled to get a call from a Marvel editor while I was working my crappy day-job.

Jason Aaron

SummerForgetChicagoThreeBoxCon

If you do a smoky eye, chances are you will not want to do a strong lip as well. It's never good to gild the lily.

Brad Goreski

GoodEyeStrongYouWantNever

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

Willie Stargell

GodBaseballMeGiftBornWithin

France generates a significant part of its energy requirements from fission reactors and these have achieved a perfect safety record. We build ours all differently.

Wilson Greatbatch

SafetyEnergyPerfectBuildFrance

I actually prefer female voices to listen to, mostly, but among the male singers whose voices I like are Jeff Buckley, Art Garfunkel, that sort of voice. Contemporary crooners rather than rockers.

Gregory Maguire

ArtVoiceListenVoicesWhoseLike

What I really like is to be at home, working.

David Lynch

HomeWorkingLikeReally

Today the American knight holds the commercial supremacy of the world.

Betsy Ross

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