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Virgil Goode Quotes

The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.

Virgil Goode

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1946

Topics

Retirement Plan Place Congress Known

On a shelf above my computer are five letters that spell out W-R-I-T-E. Just in case I forget why I'm there. I also have 'Wonder Woman' paraphernalia from when I wrote five issues of the comic, and pictures of my husband and kids.

Jodi Picoult

Woman Husband Wonder Pictures Forget

Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.

Johan Cruyff

Mistake Make Before

When you're writing a novel, you spend four years sitting in your basement and a year waiting for the book to come out and then you get the feedback. When you do work online, the moment you're finished making it, people start responding to it which is really fun and allows for a kind of community development you just can't have in novels.

John Green

Work Community Moment Fun Waiting

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, by changing the frame of the mind, for the moment realizes itself.

Anna Jameson

Moment Mind Frame Aspire Changing

I've always thought of L.A. as the modern version of 'The Garden of Earthly Delights.'

Michael Connelly

Thought Garden Always Modern Version

Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town.

Truman Capote

Good Small Small Town Fame Will

It's a marathon, not a sprint. I actually feel like I come to work stronger when I've had a little time on the weekend to step away from it and enjoy my family and other things. I come back energized. If people think they're going to work 24/7, week in and week out, they're not bringing their full strength to the table.

Mary Barra

Work Family Strength Time Step

I never wanted to play the short game.

Michael Keaton

Game Short Play Never Wanted

I like doing radio because it's so intimate. The moment people hear your voice, you're inside there heads, not only that, you're in there laying eggs.

Douglas Coupland

Moment People Voice Doing You Radio

My mother says I used to breast-feed in a split.

Dree Hemingway

Mother Used Split Says

When you go to a college for acting, at least the college I went to, it's like everybody just singing and dancing and acting, and they all come together, and everyone's talking about head shots... It just turned me off. I was like, 'What is this? I don't understand this. People are singing in the hallways.'

Chris Messina

Together People College Me Singing

My wife is a writer. She grew up in Alaska. She told me she was moving to Boulder and that I could come with her if I wanted to. We were married at the time, so I chose to come with her.

Brad Feld

Time Wife Me Moving Alaska She