Anne Lamott Quotes

Most marriages are a mess, and the children get caught between two bitter, antagonistic parents. My parents stayed married for 27 unhappy years, till their kids were grown, and this was a catastrophe for us.

Anne Lamott

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 10, 1954

Topics

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If intelligent robots are our competitors and, to some extent, cerebrally alike - enough for us to discuss their ethical standing - why would they be above the law? Should they not contribute to our societies, too? And why would they be exempt from taxes?

Jens Martin Skibsted

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Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud.

Maurice Blanchot

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I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.

Matt Mullenweg

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Science fiction is huge and varied, and there's almost any sort of book or story you might imagine.

Ann Leckie

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Eventually, while researching, you'll learn something you didn't want to know. Some fact that ruins a plotline you had in mind. The good news is that sometimes, learning all the facts can make for a much more interesting story than you originally had in mind.

Andy Weir

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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.

Steven Wright

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As an actor, if you want to while shooting, you can run back to your trailer and take a nap. But you cannot do that while directing.

Misha Collins

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If the Bush Administration cannot ensure Americans that they will be safe from the flu, how will they protect our country against a possible bio-terror or chemical attack? The American people deserve better.

Jon Corzine

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I live to leave somebody with a positive experience when they've met me, and make someone smile for the day.

Dolph Ziggler

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You have to take the belt, and I dont give my opponents a chance to take my belt. I go out there and take away their opportunity to take my belt away from me.

Demetrious Johnson

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Mirroring is simply repeating what someone just said. It creates more reception from the other side, it focuses attention, and it gives them an opportunity to dial in more with you and you to dial in more with them. It causes an almost completely unconscious response for the person to want to go on.

Christopher Voss

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I don't care how late it is, I will not go to sleep without washing my face.

Christine Lakin

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