Martha Beck Quotes

One reason most people never stop thinking is that mental frenzy keeps us from having to see the upsetting aspects of our lives. If I'm constantly brooding about my children or career, I won't notice that I'm lonely. If I grapple continuously with logistical problems, I can avoid contemplating little issues like, say, my own mortality.

Martha Beck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 29, 1962

Topics

ChildrenPeopleProblemsThinking

It's just nice to see people enthusiastic about their tennis and want to learn and improve - for me that's the most important thing - I still love my tennis.

Jo Durie

LovePeopleMeLearnImportantNice

We used to go to Studio 54 - an amazing place.

Jerry Hall

AmazingPlaceGoUsedStudio

I've been touring a lot, and I don't always know how to get around. Google Maps on the iPhone is pretty helpful with that.

Joe Trohman

KnowGoogleiPhoneAlwaysPretty

I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo - a $300 banjo, which is a lot of money, and I don't play instruments; I don't know anything about music. I like music, and I like banjos, and I think I probably heard Steve Martin playing, and I said, 'I could do that.' And I said to my husband, I said, 'Ben, can I buy a banjo?' And he's like, 'No.'

Mena Grabowski Trott

MusicMoneyHusbandThinkPlayKnow

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept - and in those tears They washed away the memory of their strife; Then wept again the loss of all those years.

Jean Paul

LifeMenMemoryTearsLossTwo

Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.

John Thune

SchoolSundayOverYearsCurriculum

As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the special relationships they have with their children.

Ronnie Musgrove

FatherChildrenKnowRelationships

Well, I think that we have to continue to fight for what we believe.

Roy Moore

FightBelieveThinkWellContinue

When I arrived at IBM, there were 'Team' signs all around. I asked, 'How do people get paid?' They told me, 'We pay people based on individual performance.'

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

PeopleMeTeamPerformanceSigns

I remember once they sent me over to read for a show called 'Mork and Mindy.' I heard gales of laughter, then Robin Williams walked out. I had to follow Robin Williams.

Judge Reinhold

LaughterMeRememberFollowOver

I'm one of three boys raised by a single mom in a military beach town in the South.

Jason Winston George

BeachMomThreeMilitarySingle

Scheduling me is not easy, as most people know, because once I start, I don't stop.

Donna Karan

PeopleMeStartEasyStopKnow

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