Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

A comic strip that your parents read when they were young is a curious thing: it's an heirloom, and it's also intimate. You peer through windows and look at the things that made your elders laugh, and then you wonder whether the laugh really belongs to you.

Elizabeth McCracken

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CuriousParentsLaughYouLook

I went through so many phases when I was young - surfer girl, tom boy, punk - but they weren't mistakes, just moments.

Jillian Hervey

GirlMistakesMomentsYoungBoy

I'm part Bridget Jones, part Larry David. I'm shy; I'm prude.

Jillian Michaels

ShyPartDavidPrudeBridget Jones

I thought the irreducible requirements of Republicanism were being for life, small government, and a strong national defense.

Ann Coulter

LifeGovernmentSmallStrongThought

When I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist, pretty much to the left. But not when I left the university. I quickly got wise. I'd read about what had happened to Russia in 1917 when the Communists took over.

John Wayne

WiseOverRussiaUniversityPretty

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

Stellan Skarsgard

RespectYouEarnOnlyShould

I have introduced legislation - with other senators from both parties, like Bob Corker and Bob Menendez and Joe Manchin - called the 'Countering the Iranian Threats Act', specifically to clamp down on a lot of Iran's nefarious activity throughout the region.

Tom Cotton

DownActLegislationActivityLike

The stitch of a book is its words.

Rumer Godden

WordsBookStitch

Growing up, before my mom would cook our rice, she would rinse the rice out and pour it out three times. And after the fourth pour, she'd pour it into a little bowl, and she'd rinse her face with that. It's known to help whiten the skin and nourish it because essentially inside the water you have all the essential nutrients from the rice.

Michelle Phan

WaterMomGrowing UpFaceHelpYou

When I look back on what I've done, I think I'm drawn to obsession, perhaps.

Christopher Guest

ThinkLookBackDoneObsession

I've had a bunch of accidents. If you hunt, you're gonna have some accidents.

Boo Weekley

YouAccidentsHuntSomeGonnaHad

It's fun to play people who are flawed.

Brad Garrett

FunPeoplePlayWhoFlawed

One of the great things about Churchill is that he had the guts to say the unpalatable, to level with the people, even if it cost him politically to tell them the truth.

Anthony McCarten

TruthGreatPeopleGreat ThingsSay

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