Paula Poundstone Quotes

When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice gives out.

Paula Poundstone

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SchoolVoiceHigh SchoolListenHigh

I think you can say that life is a system in which proteins and nucleic acids interact in ways that allow the structure to grow and reproduce. It's that growth and reproduction, the ability to make more of yourself, that's important.

Andrew H. Knoll

LifeGrowthYourselfThinkGrowYou

We have to treat smoking as a major public health issue. We have to reduce the extent to which young people start smoking, and one of the issues is the extent to which display of cigarettes and brands does draw young people into smoking in the first place.

Andrew Lansley

HealthPeopleStartTreatSmoking

We want to believe that we live in a world where our daughters can do anything and be anything. And you'd think they could - they outnumber boys in college, graduate school, and the work force.

Mel Robbins

WorkLiveSchoolCollegeWorldYou

Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.

Jeff Bridges

MarriageManGritTrueSticking

I think there's no way of avoiding the South African or African influence from coming into my music, just because I spent 19 years of my life there. Being a kid, my early musical experiences were there.

St. Lucia

LifeMusicInfluenceThinkMy Life

I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

Stan Wawrinka

GoodMeNot Good EnoughWinEnough

An antenna collects radiation from a desired direction incident upon an area, called its collecting area, and focuses it on a receiver. An antenna is normally designed to maximize its response in the direction in which it is pointed and minimize its response in other directions.

Robert Woodrow Wilson

DirectionRadiationResponseMaximize

One of the questions I get asked a lot is, 'What do you do to stay in shape?' My glib answer is, 'I play.' But I mean it. Sure, I go to the gym, but I don't spend my life there. Most of my activity is outdoors, whether it's basketball or mountain biking or rock climbing.

Jason Lewis

LifeMountainBasketballOutdoors

It's daunting, taking on the task of representing the gay community, because there are so many different facets and different schools of thought and behavior.

Jonathan Groff

CommunityThoughtBehaviorGayTask

I'm always for the Indian in the cowboy movie. Always.

Johnny Depp

AlwaysCowboyMovieIndian

I think, if I had a big flop, that probably it would have ended the string at Disney, but it didn't! Every film was a success.

Dean Jones

SuccessThinkBigFilmWouldDisney

To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.

Debi Mazar

ExperienceMeFeelTableDownPlace

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