Alison McGhee Quotes

Walk slowly; all you can ever come to is yourself.

Alison McGhee

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WalkYourselfYouComeSlowlyEver

We've lost something that's been with us for so long, and something that drew a lot of us into mathematics. But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention.

Andrew Wiles

MathematicsProblemsLongAttention

I have a cousin who, at age 36, passed away from cancer, and she left three girls.

Andrea Navedo

AgeThreeSheCancerLeftAway

It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.

Anatole France

CreditPoorVirtuePayCashBecause

Government should take care of those in America who can't care for themselves. That's a role of government.

John McCain

GovernmentCareTake CareAmerica

My beauty ethos? Well, I'd love to tell you it's something like 'less is more,' but honestly, it all starts with happiness. If only someone could bottle that up - when I'm happy, I'm at my most radiant and glowing. It does me better than any product ever could. And I stand by how cheesy and cliched that sounds.

Solange Knowles

LoveBeautyHappinessHappyMeYou

Fearless people are interesting to watch.

Ron Perlman

PeopleFearlessInterestingWatch

I learn something every time I go into the mountains.

Michael Kennedy

TimeMountainsLearnGoSomething

I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes hate the white in me so viciously that I long to forget the commitment my skin has imposed upon my life.

Cherrie Moraga

LifeDaughterHateCommitmentI Am

I'm a big fan of matching outfits in general.

Clark Duke

MatchingBigBig FanFanGeneral

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

Antonio Villaraigosa

LookingBattleLaborOurAnybody

Once the troops move into Cambodia, the colleges and universities of this country were on the verge of civil war. Many closed down. The students were up in arms. And it looked very much like there were going to be real problems in this country.

William Kunstler

WarProblemsDownCountryCivil War

I think it's very uncomfortable for people to talk to children about war, and so they don't because it's easier not to. But then you have young people at eighteen who are enlisting in the army, and they really don't have the slightest idea what they're getting into.

Suzanne Collins

ChildrenWarPeopleThinkYouYoung

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