Ellen Goodman Quotes

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?

Ellen Goodman

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ParentingDistanceMoreAppreciated

I've come to realize that the more I censor myself, the less people relate to me.

Jessica Simpson

MyselfPeopleMeMoreRealizeCome

I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you don't owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes.

John Mackey

YouSayTaxesPayEthicalYour

I continue to vote against such spending increases, but sometimes I think some of my Republican colleagues forgot that we were sent here to shrink the federal government, not to grow it.

Jeff Miller

GovernmentColleaguesThinkGrow

Good actors, actually, in real life, are shy and very quiet people a lot of the time.

John Waters

LifeGoodTimePeopleQuietShy

There have been some positive things that have happened for the tribes, but it's a constant, vigilant fight about protecting what resources we have in terms of land and rights.

John Trudell

PositiveFightLandResourcesRights

It's an emotional time for you when you get injured. You're going through so much. You have a lot of time to think to yourself.

Stefon Diggs

TimeYourselfThinkYouEmotional

I was hoping David Haye would beat the fight out of me in the second fight.

Tony Bellew

FightMeOutBeatWouldSecond

I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.

Tony Hawk

I AmQuitSkatingPhysicallyUntil

One doesn't simply write about Lyndon Johnson. You get the Johnson treatment from beyond the grave - arm around you, nose to nose. I should admit that he also reminds me of my father, quite an overbearing and narcissistic character. And in some ways, he reminds me of myself. Another workaholic.

Robert Dallek

FatherCharacterMyselfMeYouNose

The Catholic Church, though I think it's important that people grow up with moral values, I just always disagreed with their tactics, which I thought were fright tactics, as opposed to sitting down and explaining the situation.

Ronnie James Dio

PeopleThinkThoughtGrowChurch

I've been living the American Dream for over 25 years - just being able to do what I do, be creative, and make money out of it. It's incredible.

Dr. Dre

MoneyAmerican DreamCreativeDream

Small businesses no longer need to feel like a deer in the headlights when considering constructing or updating their Web sites. With ClickThings what you see is what you get, unlike some other competitive Web-based Website building tools.

Boomer Esiason

BuildingSmallToolsFeelYouNeed

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