Emily V. Gordon Quotes

In my professional and personal life, when I meet people who feel broken after a divorce, they can usually be divided into two categories: those who truly believe there's something wrong with them, and those that are using their status as armor.

Emily V. Gordon

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A short story is one idea; a novel is a whole soup of them.

Robert J. Sawyer

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A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.

Tom Colicchio

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I believe that the issue of mental health services for our troops deploying or returning from combat is one that demands the attention of this body, if only for a few minutes today.

Rosa DeLauro

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I'd be like, 'You're a young, vibrant woman. Where are you?' I realized that I had been living in denial.

Lorraine Bracco

WomanYouYoungLivingDenialWhere

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart.

Judy Collins

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I've used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool... but that's just natural.

Dolly Parton

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We're not in the business of taking large operations in the U.S. and moving them overseas.

Dennis Muilenburg

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Growing up in Florida and having naturally curly hair was a bit tough. I had to learn to do treatments and masks to keep the frizz under control.

Brittany Snow

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There can be no better prize for a writer than one awarded by an international book fair.

Antonio Munoz Molina

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Back then, I was an acoustically-oriented artist. Honestly, 'Poetry Man' wouldn't have been my first choice.

Phoebe Snow

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Nobody wants to see arm bars or cross-body blocks anymore.

Shane Douglas

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Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever.

Kyra Sedgwick

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