Emily V. Gordon Quotes

As my marriage was slowly dissolving into silent meals and awkward nights of avoiding conversation, I started pondering an unmarried future and wondered if I'd ever be able to hack being single again.

Emily V. Gordon

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MarriageFutureConversationSilent

Why are we in this mess, now facing the prospect of economic armageddon? It's because the prevailing characteristic has been greed, and it doesn't matter whether it's individuals living beyond their means or governments living beyond their means or people seeking to get rich quick.

Jeremy Paxton

PeopleRichGreedLivingWhyMatter

Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules. They apply them. The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. But it is a limited role. Nobody ever went to a ballgame to see the umpire.

John Roberts

JudgeRulesNobodyJudgesSeeRole

The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing.

Alphonso Jackson

ChallengePerspectiveMoving Forward

Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.

Sissy Spacek

HomeI AmRememberYouGoFame

Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to 'family values.'

Tony Campolo

FamilyValuesPartySayRepublican

I've always wanted to play Alice Kramden.

Rose Abdoo

PlayAlwaysWantedAlice

I just want to tell a good story, so I always ask myself, 'Are these people real to me?'

Ruth Rendell

GoodMyselfPeopleMeStoryWant

I have to go on being a priest and bishop, that is, to celebrate God and what God has done in Jesus, and to offer in God's name whatever I can discern of God's perspective on the world around - something which involves both challenge and comfort.

Rowan Williams

GodChallengePerspectiveCelebrate

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

Josh Billings

LearningWisdomNeverMadeBigot

I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up.

Deborah Mailman

LoveGirlAdmireNeverUpBeen

I remember as a kid that I was always physically fit.

Chris Cornell

RememberKidAlwaysFitI Remember

We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?

Phylicia Rashad

EducationMoneyPeopleEnoughDefeat

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