Erica Jong Quotes

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Erica Jong

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YouRiskMoreAnythingEven

I stuck with that size because I could bend the strings so well, and somewhere along the line I must have gotten it into my mind that I had small hands, so I was thinking I'd never be able to play a full-scale guitar, but I also felt like I was cheating or cutting corners.

John Fogerty

MindSmallThinkingGuitarCheating

I showed people Republicans in Florida can do more than talk.

Ander Crenshaw

PeopleTalkMoreFloridaThan

It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.

Andy Rooney

LifeLongGetting OldLivingOld

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

John Woolman

GodWisdomTruthMenFoolTruth Is

Living off the grid and being kind of an outlaw brings a dangerous reality.

Ron Perlman

RealityDangerousKindLivingOff

I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business.

Monica Seles

BusinessToughMoreTennisThanDid

I've been an activist in the LGBT community for a long time. I think nothing's changed, I'm just a little bit more focused on the 'T' now than I was on the 'L' or the 'G.'

Chaz Bono

CommunityTimeThinkLongLong Time

A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.

Chris Tucker

CreativeDifferentLotDirectors

I love creating characters and becoming someone else entirely.

Brina Palencia

LoveSomeoneCreatingBecomingElse

If you win elections on the theory that government is always bad and will mess up a two-car parade... a real change-maker represents a real threat. So your only option is to create a cartoon, a cartoon alternative, then run against the cartoon. Cartoons are two-dimensional; they're easy to absorb.

William J. Clinton

GovernmentWinEasyYouBadCreate

I had been so focused on what to discard, on attacking the unwanted obstacles around me, that I had forgotten to cherish the things that I loved, the things I wanted to keep.

Marie Kondo

MeObstaclesLovedFocusedCherish

I can't sleep in an isolated place without pills, earplugs, and both my children in bed with me for fear of scary, feral characters with a hankering for the wilderness.

Mariella Frostrup

FearChildrenSleepMeWilderness

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