Emily V. Gordon Quotes

Marriage, even a happy and successful one, can be extremely stressful, but that stress is worth it if you're marrying the best person for you.

Emily V. Gordon

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MarriageBestStressHappyYouEven

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

Robert Mankoff

PeopleThinkKnowGoingMost

I often feel that I have a split personality. I love more than anything to be in my study writing, but when it's time to do a book tour, I love that extroverted part, too - talking to people, reading, traveling, going out into the world.

Ann Hood

LoveTimePersonalityPeopleWorld

Designer pricing should hurt, but it shouldn't kill you. You wince when you hand over your AmEx, but once you get it home, you never regret it. You divide it by how many days you're using it, and suddenly it becomes affordable.

Michael Bastian

HomeRegretHurtYouHandNever

It is by these, the people, that I have been clothed with the high powers which they have seen fit to confide to their Chief Executive, and been charged with the solemn responsibility under which those powers are to be exercised.

John Tyler

ResponsibilityPeopleHighSeenBeen

It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing.

Tom G. Palmer

SmallSurvivalCooperationHumanNor

Life is not always like chess. Just because you have the king surrounded, don't think he is not capable of hurting you.

Ron Livingston

LifeKingThinkYouChessCapable

Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig, and sometimes you find something.

Ry Cooder

MusicYouFindTreasureSometimes

I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine.

Mike DeWine

FindTextingSomethingFineKids

It is a wonderful and unexpected honor to receive the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Receiving this prize with Joseph Stiglitz and George Akerlof, whose work I have learned from and admired, makes it even more gratifying.

Michael Spence

WorkMemoryHonorUnexpectedMore

I'm often cast as religious figures, good and bad, such as 'Kingdom Of Heaven.'

David Thewlis

GoodBadHeavenGood And BadKingdom

Working with the media remains an effective and essential way to raise issues, educate the public, and prod policy-makers and corporate leaders to change for the better.

Chuck Schumer

ChangeBetterMediaWayWorking

When I came into television, the serials were all women-centric, while the men had to stand around like furniture. I wasn't willing to be a prop in serials. To my good fortune, I got serials where I was a central character.

Ashish Sharma

GoodCharacterMenStandTelevision

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