Laura van den Berg Quotes

In 'The Third Hotel,' my narrator, Claire, is wrestling with this sense of perpetual unfinishedness. She's trying to make sense of her husband's death, how someone's life can just stop and not continue, and of the lack of resolution in her own inner life.

Laura van den Berg

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LifeDeathHusbandResolutionHotel

I don't care if the critics don't like me. I want to be the people's designer, like Diana was the people's princess.

Jeremy Scott

PeopleMeCarePrincessWantLike

In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.

John Fowles

GreenEndCivilizationRenaissance

Just like with America, there are many Americas, and there are many different Mexicos.

Matthew Heineman

AmericaDifferentJustLikeMany

But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess.

Stuart Symington

ChildArmyDoneAir ForceNavyMess

The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.

Simon Travaglia

PotentialSomeoneAchievingDenial

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

Shirley Knight

WomenPeopleYouSecretShareYour

In my experience, nice guys are boring, and bad guys are fun to play.

Tom Everett Scott

ExperienceFunBadPlayNiceBoring

Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that.

Mike Ditka

ChangeYouJust BecauseMeanSweets

We need the ability to buy healthcare insurance across state lines that would increase competition and drive down cost.

Monica Crowley

CompetitionDriveInsuranceDownBuy

Physicians today, as human beings, are not exempt from the perverse economic pressures created by fee-for-service regimes to see more patients for shorter appointments and order more tests and procedures. If the incentives were changed to pay to foster better health outcomes, I am convinced physician behavior would change over time.

Mitch Kapor

ChangeTodayHealthTimeI AmSee

I would love to spend all my time writing to you; I'd love to share with you all that goes through my mind, all that weighs on my heart, all that gives air to my soul; phantoms of art, dreams that would be so beautiful if they could come true.

Luigi Pirandello

LoveDreamsHeartBeautifulTime

A lot of the other companies in the space have really left a bad taste in regulators' mouths. It's actually been a huge advantage when we come in and we take the time to sit down and get to know them, explain the business, explain what we do.

Logan Green

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