Dorothy Allison Quotes

I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement. It gave me a vision that I could do something different, and it gave me an understanding that I wasn't a monster, or sport, or a betrayer of my family.

Dorothy Allison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 11, 1949

Topics

FamilyWomenVisionMeThink

Social progress is a big thing for me. Although science fiction is traditionally concerned with the hard sciences, which is chemistry, physics, and, some might argue, biology, my father was and still is a social scientist at the University of Toronto.

Robert J. Sawyer

FatherScienceProgressMePhysics

I would describe myself as a tallish, shy, middle-aged man who equally loves his work and his freedom. And a good liar!

Maurizio Cattelan

WorkGoodFreedomMyselfManLiar

I think if you put people in front of some huge temptation where it's possible to grab as much as they can for themselves, almost everyone will. The beauty of commerce is that it mutes that. The chap behind the counter in the corner shop has no interest in short-changing you, because he wants you to come back.

Matt Ridley

BeautyPeopleThinkYouTemptation

Even boredom has its crises.

Mason Cooley

BoredomEvenCrises

There are several patients - there are thousands of patients, tens of thousands of patients, that carry either a stimulator in the brain or in the periphery, in the inner ear, to restore neurological functions or to control diseases like Parkinson's disease.

Miguel Nicolelis

BrainControlCarryRestoreDisease

I was happier when pursuing success than I was when savoring its fruits; the attraction, perhaps the addiction, was in the process, as much as in its end.

Michael Steinhardt

SuccessProcessEndAddictionFruits

When it comes down to it, I believe that, having made the decision to bring children into the world, I owe it to them to be as present as I can in their daily lives and to try my best to stay alive until they've made it through to adulthood.

Deborah Copaken Kogan

DailyChildrenDecisionBestWorld

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.

Bobby McFerrin

LearningTimeUpWonderfulBeing

I live on the West Coast of the United States, and yet the air that I breathe is sometimes the same air that was being breathed in China the day before.

Alice Walker

LiveDaySometimesBreatheSameAir

I support voluntary personal retirement accounts for Social Security. It should be people's free choice.

Sharron Angle

SupportPeopleFreeRetirement

I remember joining a boarding school in the sixth grade. I was lazy, complacent, and fat. Suddenly, I realised that I had to fend for myself. That's when I discovered this drive within myself. For the first time, I ranked first in class, which was a miracle in itself. However, it didn't matter to my family.

Twinkle Khanna

FamilyTimeMyselfSchoolDriveFat

I think it's also important for people to really see that your identity doesn't come just from what you do but who you are. My relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing to me. Because of that, I don't have to change whether I am one of the most popular guys in football.

Tim Tebow

ChangeRelationshipFootballIdentity

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