Ayelet Waldman Quotes

During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasn't earning.

Ayelet Waldman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: israeli
  • Birth: December 11, 1964

Topics

WorkFamilyMarriageHomeChildren

Almost every week, someone's mad at me.

Jimmy Kimmel

MeSomeoneWeekMadAlmostEvery

Early in my career, having many visible tattoos created obstacles and presented quite a challenge to move forward. I've heard comments like, 'actors don't have tattoos.' The notion of typecasting was a reoccurring theme despite my passion toward creativity and personal expression.

Robert LaSardo

PassionChallengeCreativityForward

Don't listen to anybody. Nobody knows the magic bullet. If they did, they'd sell it and make a fortune. Follow your gut. Follow your instincts. Every once in a while, take a chance.

Michael Cudlitz

ChanceMagicNobodyTake A Chance

The bottom line is how do we best provide for the security of the traveling public in light of a determined enemy who is adept at constructing well-designed, well-concealed devices which would not show up in a walk-through metal detector? We're trying to employ the best technology to identify any possible threat.

John Pistole

TechnologyLightBestSecurityEnemy

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

Robert Anthony

ChangePowerBlameYouOthersUp

It seems like there's a lot of people who just do not understand satire. They think it's weird. There's people who just don't understand you portray something or just explore a character, it means you're condoning it, saying this is the way to live.

Mike Judge

LiveCharacterPeopleSayingThink

I play 'Rock Band' with my friends' kids, and they completely beat me senseless with it. I feel like I'm holding them back. I try to play the drums, and I just can't play the drums. I think I need to work on my skills.

Mike McCready

WorkMeThinkFeelFriendsPlay

I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

CommunityResearchAchieveWantWell

Royalty is either going to do very well with cloning, or it's going to disappear completely.

Douglas Coupland

RoyaltyCloningDisappearGoingWell

Our enemies are Medes and Persians, men who for centuries have lived soft and luxurious lives; we of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. Above all, we are free men, and they are slaves.

Arrian

MenPastSchoolWarFreeHard

I voted against H.R. 4712, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which is nothing more than a shameless attempt to intimidate doctors, spread misinformation about abortion, and decrease women's access to healthcare.

Seth Moulton

WomenAbortionHealthcareNothing

If I have my kids, I drive something with four doors. If I don't have my kids, I can drive whatever I want.

Tim Duncan

DriveDoorsI CanWantWhatever

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