George J. Mitchell Quotes

My parents were very poor, but we never felt any sense of need or want. It was a very close, loving, tightly-knit family growing up, and I never felt any sense of deprivation or anything like that.

George J. Mitchell

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FamilyParentsGrowing UpLoving

On a shelf above my computer are five letters that spell out W-R-I-T-E. Just in case I forget why I'm there. I also have 'Wonder Woman' paraphernalia from when I wrote five issues of the comic, and pictures of my husband and kids.

Jodi Picoult

WomanHusbandWonderPicturesForget

The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims. In common parlance, it is the perfect soldier, the 'eternal sentry.' The war ends, the landmine goes on killing.

Jody Williams

WarPerfectSoldierTakeCommon

Churches should not be directly involved in politics.

John Leo

PoliticsInvolvedChurchesShould

I look upon myself as a musical bricklayer with architectural aspirations.

Robert Mayer

MyselfLookAspirationsArchitectural

We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.

Matt Haig

HealthViewTalkingMental Health

Everyone who knows me will know the truth, which is that my children come first in my life and that I would never harm any child.

Michael Jackson

LifeTruthChildrenChildMeKnow

I love to cook. I'd have a dinner party, and someone would be like, 'Can you do this at my house?' So my catering partner and I - we were both struggling actresses at the time - thought, instead of getting a waitressing job, let's do what we love. We always said if things pick up, our acting careers come first.

Meta Golding

LoveTimeJobDinnerThoughtActing

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

Amy Tan

FailureFearExpected

I don't like most contemporary art. But I think if you talked to any person who's heavily involved in contemporary art, they'd say the same thing. If you go to a biennale, you don't expect to like much of it.

Tom Rachman

ArtThinkYouPersonGoSay

I was the funny one in my group; there was a lot pressure to be responsible for everyone's happiness. I didn't like watching other friends of mine be called the 'pretty one' or the 'smart one.' That had no depth, and it didn't match how I knew them.

Lucy Dacus

FunnyHappinessSmartPressureGroup

I love what I do, and I find personal joy through my work at Harman. My identity is who I am and what I do.

Dinesh Paliwal

WorkLoveI AmJoyIdentityFind

We don't just hop out of bed, scratch our eyes, and become an NBA baller. It's a process. It's a tough grind that you have to go through that people don't understand.

Chauncey Billups

EyesPeopleToughProcessYouGrind

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