David Zabel Quotes

Speaking as a writer, it would be difficult to find an event in American history more dramatic and riveting than the Civil War.

David Zabel

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HistoryWarAmericanFindDifficult

My mother helped to integrate the local elementary school in the nineteen-sixties.

Jesmyn Ward

MotherSchoolElementary SchoolLocal

My mom has always said that the one thing she wishes she had done differently is have a job. She felt like the single-mindedness made her a little nuts sometimes, and she could have used an outlet for herself when we were little.

Jennifer Garner

JobMomWishesSaidDoneSometimes

I'm a morning person: if I don't get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise.

Jennifer Gilmore

MorningCoffeeDayPersonDeskLost

I guess I'm a socialist at heart.

Robert Stigwood

HeartGuessSocialist

Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove.

Matt Taibbi

PoliticalWrongNewSheEverything

I always thought I was a writer on the inside, but after a few years of not writing, you can't make that claim anymore.

Amor Towles

WritingThoughtYouInsideAlways

Whatever's asked of me, I'm just going to go out there and perform my routes and how I've been coached all week, perform in the running game, pass blocking, run blocking, whatever it is.

Rob Gronkowski

MeGameWeekGoRunWhatever

We've been very patient over the years but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset the rules for the River Murray and we're determined not to squander that opportunity.

Jay Weatherill

OpportunityRiverRulesOverPatient

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

Brendan Behan

WishI WishBeenMixedInfant

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

Bob Newhart

MarriageLaughterThinkMomentsYou

If we are to create tomorrow's jobs, we can't remain frozen in time in yesterday's tax system.

Bob Taft

TimeTomorrowCreateYesterdayTax

100 years ago, movies were black-and-white, silent, and 16 frames a second. So 100 years from now, what are they going to be?

Peter Jackson

Black-And-WhiteNowMoviesSilent

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