Stephanie Coontz Quotes

We need to push for work-family practices and policies that allow individuals to customize their work lives according to their changing individual preferences and family obligations, not just their traditional gender roles.

Stephanie Coontz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 31, 1944

Topics

WorkFamilyPushGenderNeedJust

There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.

Joe Elliott

RockOutAlongSongsMakingUntil

Al Gore, you've been a real inspiration. But a lot of other people who preach the global warming gospel aren't out to save the world. They're out to run it.

Jesse Ventura

PeopleWorldYouRunGlobal Warming

Computer hackers do not need to know each other's real names, or even live on the same continent, to steal millions in mere hours.

Robert Mueller

LiveKnowNeedRealSameNames

I think, as a chef and restaurateur, that you have to take care of your business. Otherwise, you're only as good as your last meal. You have to watch if your food costs are too high, or you could be out of business in no time.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

GoodBusinessTimeFoodChefThink

I never really wanted to be a writer. I know it sounds strange, but I honestly believe that I didn't pick the story; the story has picked me. I've written absolutely no fiction before 'The Immortals of Meluha.' Not even a short story in school - absolutely nothing.

Amish Tripathi

SchoolMeBelieveStoryShortKnow

As far as natural ability, I was always athletic.

Troy Brown

AlwaysAbilityNaturalFarAthletic

Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially.

Mary Gaitskill

FocusWritingYouSometimesNeed

I'm very accepting of how people live their lives.

LP

LivePeopleAcceptingHowVery

When I was young, I had this contrarian thing, and my music for a long time was an extension of that. I didn't want to entertain people; I had too much vanity to be an entertainer. I think that some layers of vanity came off.

Josh Tillman

MusicTimePeopleThinkLongVanity

I would not have done much differently, but I would have loved to have done everything better. The truth is, I think I was just getting warmed up when the era ended.

William Jackson

TruthTruth IsThinkLovedBetter

I think if you had to choose between running a tabloid and being president of the United States, of course you'd run the tabloid, especially in New York.

Pete Hamill

New YorkThinkYouChooseNewRun

I don't think people have an appreciation for the work that it takes to pull these missions off, like humans living on the space station continuously for 15 years. It is a huge army of hard-working people to make it happen.

Scott Kelly

WorkAppreciationSpacePeopleThink

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