Gretchen Rubin Quotes

My writing tends to become very dense, so I have to keep some cushion. Sometimes, words that seem superfluous are actually essential for the overall effect.

Gretchen Rubin

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I am Jim Gray, and I am the guy who is going to beat Rand Paul.

Jim Gray

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During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason.

Ji Chang-wook

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When I went to Sundance for 'Afternoon Delight,' I came back feeling like I wanted to take my experience that I learned from directing and bring that into a series.

Jill Soloway

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There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.

Jehane Noujaim

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I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.

John Lydon

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I don't think nations can stand aside for ethnic cleansing and genocide.

John Major

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I quickly learned that asking if an interview space was wheelchair accessible was a bad idea; it gave a potential employer an immediate bad impression. It was either a black mark against my name, or a straight up discussion of why I wouldn't be able to work there because they had no wheelchair access.

Stella Young

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As in Athens, the right to participate was restricted to men, just as it was also in all later democracies and republics until the twentieth century.

Robert A. Dahl

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If American men are obsessed with money, American women are obsessed with weight. The men talk of gain, the women talk of loss, and I do not know which talk is the more boring.

Marya Mannes

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I didn't even watch the soaps when I was in them because it's like a coal miner coming home and staring at the coal scuttle - I was never a great lover of watching myself act.

Ross Kemp

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Because normally with Western cuisine, you'll serve vegetables separate from the meat, so kids will eat the meat and never touch the vegetables.

Martin Yan

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Anytime that me and the guys go out on the road, it's fun to step away from the craziness of what it is we do. I just enjoy that time being outside with my buddies.

Luke Combs

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