Marilynne Robinson Quotes

I used to write on a big old couch, but I gave that away. I was wise enough to give it to my son, so if it turns out that the couch was essential to my work, at least the decision to be rid of it is not irreversible.

Marilynne Robinson

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WorkSonDecisionWiseEnoughWrite

I've done a lot of fighting in my time, and I'm down to do some more. I don't want to, but you know, there's just certain things that you can't sit down and take.

Jill Scott

TimeFightingYouDownKnowDone

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Jeff Rich

WishPlanGoalWithoutJust

I think that would be ungrateful if I were upset because I'm seen as attractive or sexy. That's opened so many doors for me in my life.

Sofia Vergara

LifeMeThinkSexyMy LifeDoors

There is no organic process where you can take a diverse community like America and then distill it down to it only looks monolithic without having some kind of inorganic interplay going on that created that outcome.

Tony Cardenas

CommunityProcessAmericaYouDown

But basically, I'm trying to write a fun story.

Rob Walton

FunStoryTryingWriteBasically

The world of women fascinates me, probably because my sister and I were always together as children in our mother's salon after school and after ballet classes. We used to talk about what we saw: the different ladies who would come in, all with their distinctive personalities.

Monica Cruz

MotherWomenChildrenTogetherWorld

I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are arbitrary and different in different times, different situations, different cultures.

Judith Martin

RulesMannersPrinciplesCultures

Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen.

Dick Armey

HurtFarmFarmersEveryonePay

Ok, here goes: I'm going to see how many people I can offend by suggesting that maybe many little gay boys, like many little girls, are made up of sugar and spice and everything nice.

Alice Dreger

PeopleLittle GirlsGayI CanSpice

The reason I wrote 'I'm Too Young for This!' is to spare young women the suffering of hormonal loss - and it is true suffering. You can't sleep, you gain weight for no reason, you bloat for no reason, your moods are altered, and your sex drive is diminished.

Suzanne Somers

WomenSleepSufferingDriveLoss

I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.

Sebastian Coe

MeJudgmentYearsUnitedSeenThem

Growing up in America is like being taught to be stupid.

Lemmy

Growing UpStupidAmericaGrowingUp

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