Marilynne Robinson Quotes

When I read 'Paradise Lost,' or 'Richard III,' it is clear that Milton and Shakespeare took real pleasure and satisfaction from creating these epitomes of evil.

Marilynne Robinson

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EvilParadiseSatisfactionCreating

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

John Ruskin

HappyCountryHumanNobleGreatest

I know I mispronounce things constantly, because maybe I read more than I talk, but I don't know the proper way to say a lot of things, even though I know what they are. But then I know I look like a moron.

Amy Heckerling

LookKnowSayWayTalkMore

Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldn't be only for the rich.

Tony Fernandes

ManFlyRichGoalAviationEveryone

The short-term vision is: I research on something which I can use tomorrow, and for some politicians it is even better if it's today. But if you do this, you can only do targeted research. If you only do targeted research, you lose the side-routes.

Rolf-Dieter Heuer

TodayVisionTomorrowResearchLose

We are no more free agents than the queen of clubs when she victoriously takes prisoner the knave of hearts.

Mary Wortley Montagu

QueenFreeMoreSheHeartsThan

Incarceration is supposed to keep the community safe from your behavior.

Judy Sheindlin

CommunityBehaviorSafeKeepYour

Every article I wrote in those days, every speech I made, is full of pleading for the recognition of lead poisoning as a real and serious medical problem.

Alice Hamilton

MedicalProblemSpeechRecognition

I eat a light but sustaining dinner before the show: a bunch of greens and some non-gluten quinoa or rice. I'll have a snack at intermission. I'm trying so hard not to have meals after the show because it's so late, but sometimes I just want a big bowl of pasta.

Phillipa Soo

LightDinnerTryingLateSometimes

I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more.

Sheryl Crow

EnjoyClarityMoreAnymoreMuch

I love historical romance, absolutely love it.

Julie Garwood

LoveRomanceHistoricalAbsolutely

It was gross enough for fast food restaurants to ban, but apparently our government wants so-called pink slime to be a staple in your kids' lunches.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

FoodGovernmentPinkEnoughFast

I started making videos to post just for my friends to see, and people really liked them. One day, I realized they had a couple thousand views on YouTube - I hadn't even known other people were watching them.

Eva Gutowski

DayPeopleFriendsOne DayWatching

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