Phyllis Schlafly Quotes

You can't be an American if you don't speak English. Our public schools should be mandated to teach all children in English.

Phyllis Schlafly

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ChildrenSpeakAmericanYouTeach

I remember my father banging away on an IBM Selectric in the garage. He wrote his first novels on that machine. I remember its pebbly surface, its cold heft. It made its mark, literally and violently.

Jesse Kellerman

FatherColdRememberFirstMark

I am an outside person; if I don't get outside, I get a little crazy.

Jennifer Hale

I AmCrazyPersonOutsideLittleAm

I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want to see.

Andrew Stanton

FamilyManGoWantMoviesKind

Sheets of sound. Well, that was when I got tired of certain modulations. Like when you want to get back to C, and you've got to go to D and then G and then C. I was fooling around with the piano, and I figured out some other way to do it.

John Coltrane

TiredYouBackGoWantWay

'Fine dining.' I'd love to know who coined the term and whether they meant it to be as offputting as it is. The words evoke an idea of phoney refinement, of needless flummery, snooty waiters, and an atmosphere designed to intimidate the customer.

John Lanchester

LoveWordsCustomerKnowDiningWho

That actually is one of my huge challenges right now because I write best at night, no question. I can focus. You know you're not getting any phone calls, I can shut everything down, and I'm just more creative at night.

Stephenie Meyer

BestFocusCreativeChallengesNight

I think we all miss our childhood.

Rory Culkin

ChildhoodThinkMissOurI Think

I'm astonished by how much journalists stay with the story, try to get to the truth of the story, maybe give years of their life to it, maybe go over to Syria, maybe lose their life. Then, the next day, it's a new story.

Rosemarie DeWitt

LifeTruthDayStoryLoseNew

A woman is as young as her knees.

Mary Quant

WomanYoungHerKnees

My impulse is to create an aesthetic that's about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters.

Mike White

CompassionWorldAestheticTrying

When I'm making a film, I'm the audience.

Martin Scorsese

AudienceFilmMaking

The best and most sustainable love story for markets is one based on a healthy and dynamic real economy that creates jobs and opportunities for many more people.

Mohamed El-Erian

LoveBestPeopleStoryOpportunities

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