Joyce Giraud Quotes

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year because it reminds us to give thanks and to count our blessings. Suddenly, so many things become so little when we realize how blessed and lucky we are.

Joyce Giraud

Recitation: by Male by Female

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BlessedBlessingsYearBecomeLucky

I'm from Kingston, R.I., sort of on the University of Rhode Island campus - on the margins of that, actually.

Jhumpa Lahiri

IslandUniversityCampusMargins

The much-lauded visual artist Roni Horn got her Master's in Sculpture from Yale in the Seventies, but in the course of her career she has moved, among other media, from watercolors to photographs to floor-sized installations and mats of poured gold.

Stacey D'Erasmo

GoldMediaArtistCareerSculpture

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

Steve Waugh

GoodRedLuckGood LuckLuckyCharm

I am not a heavy drinker, I've never taken a drug in my life, but I am prone to a pizza.

Tony Bellew

LifeI AmPizzaMy LifeNeverHeavy

I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead to narcissism and self-importance.

Moby

LifeFearThinkLivingNarcissism

The issue of immigration is one of the most complex and politically difficult issues because there is so much passion on all sides.

Luis Gutierrez

PassionImmigrationDifficultSides

When I was 6, I learned where I came from, which was one step removed from the usual circumstances. I was adopted.

Lisa Lutz

StepCircumstancesWhereLearned

I am very selfish when it comes to work, and I only care about work.

Disha Patani

WorkI AmSelfishCareOnlyVery

My parents always asked me what I thought, listened to my opinions, articulated their diagnoses of our challenges at home and abroad, and shared their ideas for how to build a more equal and prosperous country. I always felt part of their call to serve and part of my father's journey.

Chelsea Clinton

FatherHomeJourneyParentsIdeas

When I was 18, I lived in Greenwich Village, New York, for nine months. At that time, I wanted to change the world, not through architecture, but through painting. I lived the artist's life, mingling with poets and writers, and working as a waiter. I was intrigued by the aliveness of the city.

Christian de Portzamparc

LifeChangeTimeArchitectureCity

I want to win and I want to be in office.

Boris Johnson

WinWantOffice

My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do.

Artemisia Gentileschi

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