Erica Jong Quotes

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.

Erica Jong

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LifeLoveFriendPoetryBabyFall

As a viewer, my own work elicits strong emotional reaction from me.

Jim Hodges

WorkMeStrongMy OwnReactionOwn

I think the idea of getting money out of politics is critical.

Russell Simmons

MoneyPoliticsThinkOutCritical

It is altogether proper for people to recognize a sovereign God.

Roy Moore

GodPeopleRecognizeProper

In a world as competitive as ours, the child who does not get a decent education is condemned to the fringes of society. I think all Australians agree that this is intolerable. So we must demand as much of our schools as we do of our sports teams - and ensure that they keep the Australian dream alive for every child.

Rupert Murdoch

EducationSportsChildWorldSociety

Even for southerners, Arkansans are amazingly friendly and extend hospitality to all strangers with astonishing openness. You couldn't find a pretension in that state if you hunted from Jonesboro to El Dorado.

Molly Ivins

HospitalityYouStrangersFindEven

Contrary to Eastern Europe, where the border was more porous and you could exchange information more easily, Cuba is an island. Thus, it is more isolated, and it's easier for the government to have great control over its citizens.

Luis Fortuno

GreatGovernmentControlBorderYou

The Holy Ghost is a personage of Spirit: a separate and distinct member of the Godhead.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

SpiritGhostHolyMemberHoly Ghost

I find my best writing time is actually 6 A.M., before the detritus of the day - the fish fingers and the school uniform and dogs and bills - have had a chance to clog up my brain. I can usually get 500 words done before 7 A.M. But it is difficult, and the Internet, and social networking, are terrible timesucks.

Jojo Moyes

TimeBestDayWordsSchoolBrain

I think film can change lives. Doing 'Milk' changed mine, for sure. When I see that someone like Harvey Milk changed his life and the lives of many others in just eight years, I feel powerful. I go out of the cinema saying, 'Maybe there's something I can do, too.'

Diego Luna

LifeChangeSayingThinkPowerful

I get uncomfortable and kind of scared sometimes of certain public situations because, since I've been on TV or I've appeared in some films, people think this boundary between us has been removed, and I owe them something.

Brie Larson

PeopleThinkUncomfortableSometimes

States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.

Arne Duncan

BalanceStudentsShouldBacksStates

What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.

Peter Garrett

TruthPromisesPoliticiansTellWell

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