Phyllis Theroux Quotes

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.

Phyllis Theroux

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GardeningThinkPresentCreation

Public service used to be the highest of callings, until people like Madame Voldemort vilified it.

Jennifer Granholm

ServicePeoplePublic ServiceUsed

I may be known as the girl who was sunbathing topless with a Prince but Jordan is known as that thick girl who always falls out of clubs drunk. I know which one I prefer.

Jenny Frost

GirlDrunkKnowAlwaysOutMay

I'll spend whatever it takes to get my message out and to be competitive with these career politicians. I'm not going to take a penny of special interest money.

Jeff Greene

MoneyPennyCareerSpecialWhatever

Sometimes, I read that I'm this leftwing comic who just goes on about politics the whole time. Other times, I read that it's just surreal nonsense about crisps. It's both of those.

Stewart Lee

TimePoliticsSometimesNonsenseWho

I'm not Prince or Rivers Cuomo, who brags about having hundreds of great songs.

Trent Reznor

GreatRiversWhoPrinceSongsAbout

The real intimidating stuff is the scene where you show up for the first day. You kind of square off, and that is where you look each other in the eye.

Ron Livingston

DayEyeYouLookKindFirst

Technique is what you fall back on when you run out of inspiration.

Rudolf Nureyev

YouFallBackRunInspirationOut

Jim Crow was king... and I heard a game in which Jackie Robinson was playing, and I felt pride in being alive.

Lou Brock

KingGamePrideAliveJim CrowCrow

It's actually very freeing to be given permission as an artist to let that ride and to really let it ride, to actually experience it and bring it out of you. It's been uncomfortable and it's freeing at the same time.

Josh Holloway

TimeExperienceRideUncomfortable

Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well.

Jonathan Carroll

ChildrenTimePeopleHandsYoung

Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.

Debbie Stabenow

LifeGreatnessValueStepRetirement

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.

Christy Turlington

LifePracticeControlAirBreath

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