Alexandra Petri Quotes

Any promising young white man rich enough to theoretically afford a giant oil painting of himself gets to remain young and innocent forever, and none of his actions have any consequences, whether there is magic involved or not.

Alexandra Petri

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ManPaintingRichEnoughMagicOil

I vividly remember a conversation I had many years ago in 1974, which marked a turning point in my leadership journey. I was sitting at a Holiday Inn with my friend, Kurt Campmeyer, when he asked me if I had a personal growth plan. I didn't. In fact, I didn't even know you were supposed to have one.

John C. Maxwell

LeadershipFriendGrowthJourneyMe

It's one of those things; you just get a very nice stroke from being included in the next thing.

Andreas Katsulas

YouNiceNextThingsGetJust

All transitions are hard. We took over a country beaten down by lies and corruption.

Mauricio Macri

CorruptionDownCountryHardOver

I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history.

Jeffrey Eugenides

WomenHistoryWomanThoughtsWriting

I am going to cut my hair very short; I've never done this before... I want to say I had something to do with how I look, not the cancer.

Amy Robach

I AmHairShortLookDoneWant

I feel the pressure to be toned, yeah, and everyone's going on about the thigh gap, but I like food more than exercise, so I'll just carry on that way.

Sophie Turner

FoodPressureFeelExerciseWay

You may be less likely to pick on someone if you don't know what's in their briefcase or purse.

Trey Gowdy

SomeoneYouKnowMayPursePick

I think that because I struggled and did get very bullied, that definitely made me learn how to be funny and let things roll off and be able to laugh, and I think that has definitely helped me when it comes to being in the public eye with 'Gay of Thrones' and 'Queer Eye.'

Jonathan Van Ness

FunnyMeEyeThinkLaughLearn

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Don Herold

IntelligenceNobodyMoreIrritating

If you're earning equal pay to a man, you get respect. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.

Diana Rigg

RespectManYouWayEqual PayPay

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

Christopher Dodd

HomeFirefightersSoldiersHereFoot

I wanted to act when I was young. When I was 12, I asked the head of English at my school, 'Can I audition?' and he said, 'What would we want you for?' And I remember going, 'Oh yeah. Why would they want me?'

Alison Moyet

SchoolMeRememberYouSaidYoung

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