Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

I have a memory of my fourth-grade self wanting to be the first woman president of the United States, but I think that has a lot more to do with my love of world records and reference books than a love of serving my country.

Elizabeth McCracken

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LoveWomanMemoryWorldThinkSelf

The way to write really good songs is to write about the things that happen in your life and where you are in the moment, and writing about stuff that happens in your 30s is not the sexiest song subject.

Jens Lekman

LifeGoodMomentWritingSongYou

Mostly, I think of myself as having great common sense. I've always been proud of that. Was I a terrific student? Absolutely not. But put me in a roomful of people, and I don't think I'm ever going to embarrass myself.

Matt Lauer

GreatMyselfPeopleMeProudThink

Guys are leery about putting on something they don't think is them. They have a fixed idea of themselves.

Michael Bastian

ThinkSomethingIdeaThemselvesGuys

Sometimes being scared of something can be good because it can give you strength. A great example for me would be acting in English! Basically, whenever I'm scared of a project, I know it's worth it.

Stephanie Sigman

StrengthGoodGreatMeYouActing

Morals are private. Decency is public.

Rita Mae Brown

MoralsDecencyPublicPrivate

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

Rudy Rucker

ProcessRulesComputation

You'll never get ahead of anyone as long as you try to get even with him.

Lou Holtz

LongYouAheadTryNeverHim

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.

Annette Funicello

FamilyTodayChildrenProblemsFace

I'd like to take a course in writing. I'm not the best writer in the world. I'd like to write more neatly, even though people don't send many handwritten letters these days.

Tyson Fury

BestPeopleWritingWorldLetters

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

Lykke Li

YourselfWorldJudgeYouWill

The creation of Spoleto was a social experiment. Because I've always suffered guilt from being a Catholic, when I was in my fifties I felt a need of being needed.

Gian Carlo Menotti

GuiltCreationNeedExperimentBeing

You should never reveal your true age.

Eve Arnold

AgeYouTrueNeverRevealYour

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