Glennon Doyle Melton Quotes

I used to choose friends based on similarity in age and life stage, but I've learned that those were the wrong criteria. Trying to live life exclusively alongside others our own age is like attempting to climb Mt. Everest without a Sherpa. It's a little dangerous.

Glennon Doyle Melton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1976

Topics

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Everyone says I should write a natural history or landscape book because if I have an area of amateur expertise, it is in those things.

Jim Crace

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I'm somebody who, as a child, had a lot of insecurity about stable housing, where I was going to be living, if I was going to have a roof over my head, all those types of things. And I know the impact it can have on you psychologically and emotionally.

Jewel

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A healthy love life is not and should not be the preserve of those in their 20s and 30s. It's important at all ages.

Jerry Hall

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People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck.

Jennifer Coolidge

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Yes, my pageant career was incredibly short. I started at 19 and was done at 21. I started by competing for Miss California Teen, which I wound up winning, and I literally just entered the contest on a whim!

Meagan Tandy

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I've talked to some drummers who seem to have a very hard time staying in shape on the road, including some drummers touring with high-profile acts that don't have to live on fast food every night.

Matt Cameron

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The whole point is it's about getting as many people to come and see the play as you can.

Roger Rees

PeopleYouPlaySeePointWhole

I've always liked pop music. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with the avant-garde rock scene, because I think I was sort of swimming the wrong way, really.

Robert Wyatt

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I've been watching 'Game of Thrones,' and I can't wait for 'Bored to Death' to come back, it's one of my faves.

Michelle Forbes

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I'm nothing more than a sports slave.

Dennis Rodman

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It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

Desmond Tutu

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I remember World War II when there were very few books, very little paper available. For me to walk into a shop or look at a list and see anything that I want, or almost anything, is like a kind of miracle.

Doris Lessing

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