Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe.
Mark Shields
Recitation: by Male by Female
You cannot just expect a promotion to come from the sky.
Jesse White
SkyYouPromotionExpectComeJust
I grew up idolizing Madeline Kahn and Lily Tomlin and Carol Burnett, Ruth Gordon, Rosalind Russell, Amy Irving, women who were stylish and real actresses who did real work and could not be replaced with anyone else. You cannot cast anyone else in Madeline Kahn's roles.
Jenny Slate
WorkWomenStylishYouRealUp
I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
Andrew Carnegie
MenCompromiseStrongKnowServe
A queer fellow and a jolly fellow is the grasshopper. Up the mountains he comes on excursions, how high I don't know, but at least as far and high as Yosemite tourists.
John Muir
MountainsKnowHighUpYosemiteFar
When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.
Stephen Spender
ChaosRichYouUnderstandMaster
Caution and cynicism are safe, but soldiers don't want to follow cautious cynics.
Stanley A. McChrystal
WantFollowSoldiersSafeCynicism
In real life I can play guitar, sure, but badly.
Stuart Townsend
LifeGuitarI CanPlayRealSure
If you get a sense that your writing isn't quite working, change it. Or cut it out. Don't just tell yourself it'll do, because it won't.
Michelle Paver
ChangeYourselfWritingYouOutCut
Growing up sucks, doesn't it? I understand why people wouldn't want to get old - but it'd be one thing if we became a culture obsessed with eating right, doing yoga, going to therapy and becoming at one with ourselves. That be great. But we don't do that. We seem to be obsessed with all the wrong ways to stay young.
Jason Reitman
GreatCulturePeopleGrowing Up
I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.
Joni Mitchell
AgeArtCollegeEndNearConceived
Bottom line is, you have to pitch. You want timely hits.
Bobby Bonilla
YouWantLineBottomBottom Line
In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death.
Alfred Russel Wallace
LifeDeathSpaceSolitudeEternity
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