Joyce Maynard Quotes

I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughter's age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves.

Joyce Maynard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 5, 1953

Topics

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The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.

Jil Sander

MomentFashionStrongKnowWhyMay

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

Jessica Savitch

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The social and economic impact of innovative American researchers, companies, and workers over the course of U.S. history have been enormous.

Robert Hormats

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Certainly, our work has identified CTE in many professional football players, but we're also seeing it in a very high percentage of college players.

Ann McKee

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For the several thousands of years before they became firefighters and physicians, women were sirens, enchantresses, snares. At times it seems as if female powerlessness is male self-preservation in disguise. And for millennia, this has made for a zero-sum game: A woman's intelligence was a man's deception.

Stacy Schiff

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I'd love a day devoid of responsibilities. I've often thought about going to a hotel just to have a day away from everything.

Sue Townsend

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Being a kid and growing up in Cleveland, the Tonys were how you saw Broadway shows: you got to hear from each show, and that's what inspired me to live my dream, so the fact that I am getting recognition from them, it's mind-blowing.

Rory O'Malley

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Grime is not like messiness or some fingerprints on a cabinet; it takes a long time to accumulate.

Roz Chast

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I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way.

Michelle Carter

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You can't read when you're traveling with other people; it always feels a bit rude.

Courtney Barnett

PeopleYouRudeAlwaysTraveling

During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remain free to exercise their constitutional rights in a lawful and appropriate manner, and I believe it is important that we provide individuals with specific reassurance that we value those rights.

Colleen Hanabusa

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We're trying to get good pictures. Don't worry very much about what I say.

Bob Dole

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