Peggy Noonan Quotes

The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.

Peggy Noonan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 7, 1950

Topics

WarMindWorldBattleWorld War I

As we progress as a species, we will unlock new means for enhancing our lives at every turn - and our conceptions of wealth and poverty will evolve in tandem.

Joe Lonsdale

ProgressPovertyWealthNewWill

Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old.

John Ciardi

LoveLove IsYoungExcitementOld

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.

Andreas Gursky

WorldResultDesireThingsClear

We have a song, 'Welcome to the Family' - we realized for the first time in our lives that people go through this every day around the world. There is someone very close to them that they're losing, every day. That song is, 'We know how you're feeling.'

Johnny Christ

FamilyTimeDayWelcomeLosingSong

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.

Sidney Crosby

TeamRelaxChanceSituationWant

The conventional definition of reality, and the idea of 'normal life', mean nothing.

Sigmar Polke

LifeRealityNothingMeanNormal

Nowadays, most women just assume they have a right to be in the workplace, and any kind of discrimination they suffer is sort of more creeping.

Romola Garai

WomenDiscriminationKindWorkplace

At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.

Martin Yan

RestaurantLivingLeavingHong Kong

I am absolutely against any violence.

Milos Forman

I AmViolenceAgainstAbsolutelyAm

My mother was crazy.

Logic

MotherCrazy

I choose totally by instinct. And the only time I've ever gone against my instincts, I've regretted it.

Julia Roberts

TimeChooseGoneAgainstInstincts

Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.

Joni Mitchell

WritingShameMeanHimIRASome

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