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We no longer think of chairs as technology; we just think of them as chairs. But there was a time when we hadn't worked out how many legs chairs should have, how tall they should be, and they would often 'crash' when we tried to use them.

Douglas Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001

Topics

TechnologyTimeThinkLegsTallOut

I don't work my butt off at the gym in order to walk around covered from head to toe. Plus, my husband loves it when I dress sexy.

Joanna Krupa

WorkWalkDressHusbandSexyGym

I used to go to Haagen-Dazs and order three banana splits at a time!

Jennifer Jason Leigh

TimeGoThreeBananaOrderUsed

My job is to make sure there's something about each dress that ignites the bride's imagination.

Jenny Packham

JobImaginationDressBrideSure

I can't remember how many years it's been since I last saw a David Parsons program or what I saw whenever it was, but that isn't surprising, since I can't really remember the first half of a David Parsons program while I'm watching the second half.

Robert Gottlieb

RememberFirstWatchingYearsSaw

If something inconveniences my children too much or takes me away from them, I won't do it.

Angelina Jolie

ChildrenMeToo MuchAwaySomething

I believe in businesses where you engage in creative thinking, and where you form some of your deepest relationships. If it isn't about the production of the human spirit, we are in big trouble.

Anita Roddick

CreativeBelieveThinkingYouSpirit

I was a daughterless mother. I had nowhere to put the things a mother places on her daughter. The nail polish I used to paint our toenails hardened. Our favorite videos gathered dust. Her small apron was in a box in the attic. Her shoes - the sparkly ones, the leopard rain boots, the ballet slippers - stood in a corner.

Ann Hood

MotherDaughterRainShoesSmall

I like how I feel when I am in shape. I don't go to a gym; I run.

Amy Locane

I AmFeelGymGoRunShape

I always said the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone.

Tre Cool

WorldBetterPlaceSaidBetter Place

I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values - and follow my own moral compass - then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.

Michelle Obama

LiveExpectationsLongValuesMoral

He is not dead who departs from life with a high and noble fame; but he is dead, even while living, whose brow is branded with infamy.

Ludwig Tieck

LifeFameLivingDeadHighNoble

It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I would get so close and then lose a huge movie and sometimes it's one kid who beats you out for three different movies. It's so frustrating at the time, but what's so great is the lesson you take from that, which is, 'I've got to get better.'

Jason Dohring

GreatTimeBetterYouLoseCareer

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