Alison Gopnik Quotes

I've had three of my own children and spent my professional life thinking about children. And yet I still find my relation to my children deeply puzzling.

Alison Gopnik

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LifeChildrenThinkingFindThree

It's the quality of your relationships that matters.

Robert J. Waldinger

QualityRelationshipsMattersYour

There are all sorts of ways of murdering a person or at least his soul, and that's something no police in the world can spot.

Max Frisch

PoliceSoulWorldPersonSomething

I've immersed myself in reading more and more of American literature, but no editor has asked me to comment on Jonathan Franzen or Jennifer Egan. It is assumed I'm an expert on writers who need a little less suntan lotion at the beach.

Amitava Kumar

MyselfBeachMeReadingAmerican

I'm not big with negotiating.

Steve Schirripa

BigNegotiating

Our family has gone through a very difficult time. My husband and I have taken the brunt of it. I've never known what it truly felt like to be so sad and desperate inside.

Tracey Gold

FamilySadTimeHusbandNeverGone

Professor Tite has played a big role in the Selecao's ascent. He's a brilliant coach, with a unique way of working, but he's also a marvellous person. He makes everyone feel at ease.

Roberto Firmino

FeelUniquePersonWayBrilliant

We were promised we could keep our healthcare plans. We were promised that Obamacare would not raise middle class taxes. Instead, the law brought the American people rising premiums, unaffordable deductibles, fewer insurance choices, and higher taxes. We were let down.

Ronna McDaniel

PeopleLawChoicesAmericanDown

I know the first thing I want to do when I come back from a loss is to get in the gym and get better.

Miesha Tate

BetterLossGymBackKnowWant

I have always wanted to play Sweeney in 'Sweeney Todd.'

Jason Alexander

PlayAlwaysWantedTodd

The 20th century is a period defined by cultural and artistic movements. However, the 21st century creative-scape that we occupy now doesn't really have movements in the same way. Instead it's made up of diverse individuals working across various platforms simultaneously; art, architecture, film, music and literature.

Doug Aitken

MusicArtArchitectureLiteratureUp

I know a lot of companies that have a very well defined post-acquisition process. However, many of them don't take into consideration the dynamics and personalities of the acquiree. Instead, they assume that everyone will happily be assimilated.

Brad Feld

ProcessKnowWillEveryoneTake

I didn't start out thinking that I could ever make films. I started out being a film lover, loving films, and wanting to have a job that put me close to them and close to filmmakers and close to film sets.

Ava DuVernay

JobMeStartThinkingLovingOut

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