Ross MacDonald Quotes

I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of Wilkie Collins and Graham Greene, of Hammett and Chandler, seemed to offer me all the rope I would ever need.

Ross MacDonald

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MeSocietyProblemsWriteNeedRope

As a California state legislator, I supported our cap-and-trade law to force polluters to pay for releasing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change.

Jimmy Gomez

ChangeLawClimate ChangeCalifornia

Our cultural discussion of fat bodies and how we clothe them has nothing to do with health concerns, the obesity epidemic, or the comfort of fat people. It has everything to do with what we expect from women, what we've been told by the fashion industry, and the value we place on 'perfect' bodies.

Jennifer Armintrout

WomenHealthValuePeopleFashion

One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.

Andrew Mason

SuccessPurposeWebsitesProducts

It's even more of a torture not to work than to work.

Maurizio Cattelan

WorkMoreTortureEvenThan

I like grass, I enjoy it and it suits my game.

Andy Roddick

GameSuitsEnjoyGrassLike

I grew up in Cazenovia, N.Y. I'm the second of five children, with three sisters and a brother.

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

ChildrenBrotherThreeUpFiveGrew

I love retouching images on Photoshop.

Troye Sivan

LoveImagesPhotoshopI Love

At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life.

Tom Cotton

LifeCollegePoliticalPhilosophy

In 1962 I was diagnosed with this incurable disease.

Mary Ann Mobley

DiseaseIncurableDiagnosed

My mother made the best scrambled eggs, super-loose and soft.

Wylie Dufresne

MotherBestEggsSoftMade

I'm glad to share my views.

Scott McClellan

ShareGladViews

Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.

Tiger Woods

SportsMenBasketballHockeyBlack

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