Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

Sureness is something like a neck brace, which we clamp around our lives, hoping to somehow protect ourselves from the frightening, constant whiplash of change. Sadly, the brace doesn't always hold.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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I'm going to do as much as I can with this life, and then I'm going to make sure to take some time off and be simple and ride my bike and hang out with friends.

Jill Scott

LifeTimeRideSimpleBikeFriends

I find the medicine worse than the malady.

John Fletcher

MedicineFindWorseThanMalady

I have a very limited knowledge of recording, but the miracle of being able to capture sounds on magnetic tape and the miracle of electricity, and these little magnetic particles, is amazing to me.

Jeff Mangum

KnowledgeAmazingMeElectricity

I live in the rural area of North Georgia, so for me, those are these best days. It has little to do with humans and mostly to do with nature and what surrounds me.

Amy Ray

NatureLiveBestMeGeorgiaDays

The Baja is a survival race, and there is no break, but you're not up on the wheel all day in the Baja like you are in Winston Cup or at Indy.

Robby Gordon

DaySurvivalYouWheelRaceBreak

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

Rita Rudner

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I am the funny, crazy person.

Loni Love

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I've been really fortunate to do several shows on Broadway; the longest run I've done is nine months, and that was 'Porgy and Bess.' The shortest run I've done was about a month and a half: my first Broadway lead in 'The Scottsboro Boys.'

Joshua Henry

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I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything.

Jasmine Guinness

TrustAnythingExpectSinceFund

Seven daughters was never part of my plan.

Jonathan Franklin

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When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.

Drew Bledsoe

WorkGoodPassionDayRetirement

'Mudbound' highlights the fact that we're still battling a lot of the same issues as we were all of those decades ago.

Dee Rees

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