Mary Gaitskill Quotes

I wasn't ever anybody who had a political thing against marriage, but I just thought, 'Why would I want to do that?'

Mary Gaitskill

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MarriageThoughtPoliticalWantWhy

If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ChildrenEarlyNothingUpShould

One of the reasons 'Boogie Nights' is one of my favorite movies is because it's about people in this gross industry, but they actually treat each other kind of like family. And at the end of the day, they're really kind to each other, and I feel like that is what we have.

Jennifer Konner

FamilyDayPeopleTreatEndFeel

Journalists should have been the first to tell people what Obamacare would mean to them. They are now the last to figure all of this out.

Rush Limbaugh

PeopleNowMeanFirstOutTell

When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature of being human and wanting stuff we don't always get.

Mary Karr

NaturePeopleRelationshipsHuman

Ballet Beautiful has made my pregnancy a joy. I've avoided back pain and swelling by keeping my core strong and body moving.

Mary Helen Bowers

BeautifulPainJoyMovingStrong

It would be sad if the expertise built up during the 40 years of the U.S. and Russian manned programmes were allowed to dissipate. But abandoning the shuttle, and committing to new launch vehicles and propulsion systems, is actually a prerequisite for a vibrant manned programme.

Martin Rees

SadNewYearsLaunchUpExpertise

I got a third-degree ankle sprain practicing long jump. I never fully recovered. That was my first heartbreak. I thought track was going to be something that was going to happen in my life. It never went in the direction I wanted it to, no matter how hard I tried.

Michelle Wolf

LifeDirectionThoughtMy LifeLong

The UFC and WEC didn't give me anything. Everything I conquered was my merit and from my team.

Jose Aldo

MeTeamEverythingAnythingGive Me

My family is out of the ordinary in our physical lifestyle and the day-to-day things that we deal with, but my approach to them is pretty rational and sound. And I'm the quiet one! It's very different from my performing life.

Dee Snider

LifeFamilyQuietLifestyleSound

I find I have to give myself a day when I just shut myself off and do nothing but read.

Christopher Hampton

MyselfDayFindNothingGiveOff

I don't give investment advice.

Craig McCaw

AdviceInvestmentGive

I preferred to use mathematics in some practical fashion and thought that meteorology sounded promising.

Clive Granger

MathematicsFashionThoughtPractical

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