Mary Gaitskill Quotes

Three writers together would be a nightmare of obstreperous self-consciousness.

Mary Gaitskill

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TogetherThreeWouldNightmare

I bought some books in order to learn the first principles of philosophy.

Johann Heinrich Lambert

LearnPhilosophyPrinciplesFirst

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.

John Galsworthy

LifeFutureServiceReligionPlace

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network.

Toni Morrison

MoneyPeopleRichTake For Granted

I'm interested in the idea that we all start off as these lovely little babies with all this potential but that circumstances mean that we don't always live the life we should.

Ruth Negga

LifeLiveStartPotentialMeanOff

Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse.

Mary Garden

ChildrenChildResearchSexAbuse

If I ever found a place where I belonged, that in itself would be an identity crisis to me.

Mitski

IdentityMePlaceCrisisWhereEver

I've done a number of readings at poetry lounges in Vancouver and Los Angeles. I've compiled a book of poetry that's completed, and two others I'm working on.

Corin Nemec

PoetryBookLos AngelesDoneOthers

I do enjoy working with Ryan although he owes me money.

Colin Mochrie

MoneyMeEnjoyWorkingOwesHe

It may be a truism that the country cannot be strong abroad unless it is strong at home, but it's also a fact that the country's economic prosperity depends on its security abroad - not only in the core of the liberal democratic world but often well beyond it, too.

Bret Stephens

HomeBe StrongWorldStrongSecurity

Changing course is never easy.

Brian Sandoval

EasyNeverChangingCourse

I learned how to be a learner. When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give direction to others. I'm in this job because I'm better and smarter.' I always took a different view, that the key was to identify the people who really knew and learn from them.

Anne M. Mulcahy

JobPeopleDirectionKeyBetterYou

Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes.

Wyatt Cenac

EyesFeelSometimesBeingOff

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