Laurieann Gibson Quotes

I was born in Toronto and studied with the National Ballet of Canada. I went to school to study dance, slept on the floor, ate nothing, waitressed - and then there was a Mary J. Blige audition.

Laurieann Gibson

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DanceSchoolBornCanadaNothing

My mother 'gave teas' the way other mothers breathed. Her own mother 'gave teas.' All of their friends 'gave teas,' each involving butter cookies extruded from a metal press and pastel bonbons ordered from See's.

Joan Didion

MotherFriendsCookiesWaySeeOwn

If the material is challenging, it forces you to challenge yourself when handling it.

Joel Coen

ChallengeYourselfYouForces

I think that in some ways everybody is like Roger. Everybody thinks that when their friends have a problem, that they know the answer and that it's much easier to analyze the problems of other people than your own.

Jennifer Beals

PeopleProblemsThinkProblemKnow

Why do men outperform women on the SAT? The SAT's supposed to predict college grades. Women do better in high school and they do better in college. What's the problem here? Ah, the more you use, the more you start accepting that the SAT's coachable, the more problems you have with it.

John Katzman

WomenMenSchoolCollegeStartYou

There are a lot of people who want to leave their children with a world that is in better shape.

Robert J. Fisher

ChildrenPeopleWorldBetterWant

You can buy turmeric from any supermarket - or get it raw from Asian shops and grate a quarter of an inch of the root into your food. There's evidence to suggest raw turmeric may have greater anti-inflammatory effects, while cooked turmeric offers better DNA protection.

Michael Greger

FoodBetterYouDNAEvidenceAsian

The true legacy of 9-11 cannot be found among political leaders of the day, but in the citizen soldiers and public safety personnel who answered that day with courage and selflessness.

Mike Pence

CourageDaySafetyLegacyPolitical

'Beetlejuice' was a romp, man. 'Beetlejuice' was fun. I've never had so much fun in my life.

Michael Keaton

LifeManFunMy LifeNeverMuch

It feels good to be productive.

Jason Fried

GoodProductiveFeels

Football ruled my life for years, morning, noon and night.

Drew Busby

LifeMorningFootballNightMy Life

You don't get to hand footnotes to the audience or explain what you were trying to do and what it's supposed to be. Everything has to be on the screen, and it has to be clear.

Dee Rees

TryingYouHandExplainEverything

I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux.

Donald Knuth

FamilyTrustMemoryInternetLinux

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