Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Quotes

People acquire a dog, don't understand it, can't train it, get fed up, and... offer it for adoption, hoping to pass on the problem to somebody else. But nobody wants a problem dog.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 13, 1931

Topics

DogPeopleProblemTrainNobodyUp

I looked to books to stimulate my mind and create a daily sense of purpose.

Amanda Knox

DailyPurposeMindCreateSense

I think I've actually had a pretty standard upbringing. My parents are really normal, so I've always had them around to keep me grounded.

Sophie Lowe

ParentsMeThinkAlwaysNormalKeep

There is no such thing as 'getting' a guy, house and kids. There is only surrendering to them.

Tracy McMillan

HouseGuyOnlyKidsThemThing

Hollywood is still the mecca for good or bad, but it isn't the beginning or end for filmmaking.

Robert Duvall

GoodBeginningEndBadFilmmaking

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

In too many ways, political correctness has been a bully.

Judy Sheindlin

PoliticalPolitical CorrectnessBeen

Very few things in life are more fulfilling than being part of a team and knowing you're a part of something bigger than your own self-interest.

Jason Kander

LifeTeamYouMoreKnowingOwn

Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.

Dean Ornish

FearJoyLivingDyingSustainable

I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration.

Colleen Atwood

ChicagoInspirationStageProduction

I back people who I think will be seeking help and advice. These are the best entrepreneurs.

Audrey MacLean

BestPeopleThinkAdviceHelpBack

It would be unthinkable to have a top-ten list of multiple narrative novels that doesn't include David Mitchell. 'Cloud Atlas' is the most obvious choice, but I have opted for Mitchell's slightly lesser known debut, 'Ghostwritten.'

Susan Barker

CloudChoiceNarrativeObviousWould

Everything I write, I've written the first draft in Austria.

Peter Morgan

WriteFirstEverythingDraftAustria

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