What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
Havelock Ellis
Recitation: by Male by Female
When you hire a plumber because no hot water is coming out of the kitchen sink faucet, you need to go to the water heater, not the faucet.
Joe Wurzelbacher
WaterKitchenYouGoHotNeed
I think all writing is necessarily autobiographical to a greater or lesser extent, and the less it tries to be confessional, the more likely it is that you're somehow sneaking the things you need to say in there.
John Darnielle
WritingThinkYouSayMoreNeed
Depression is so exhausting - it takes up so much of your time and energy - and silence about it, it really does make the depression worse.
Andrew Solomon
TimeDepressionSilenceEnergyUp
I don't look at fashion shows on the internet because it's too flat.
Stefano Gabbana
FashionInternetLookBecauseFlat
As an overly confident college freshman, the first time I received a below-average score on an exam was a needed wake-up call.
Stephanie Coontz
TimeCollegeConfidentFirst Time
We need to keep an eye on influences from the Middle East or, let's say, indigenous groups, that might be involved in terrorism.
Rodney Frelinghuysen
EyeTerrorismSayNeedKeepMiddle
I was constantly looking for things outside of myself to make me feel good, and I think now that feeling can come from the inside, and that's why I meditate now twice a day.
Mike Posner
GoodMyselfDayMeFeel GoodThink
Piano is unique in that way: it can be both percussive and haunting.
Miguel Sapochnik
UniqueWayPianoBothHaunting
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
Michele Bachmann
MarriageWomanManSupportLaw
I just try to sing every song with sincerity.
Mohit Chauhan
SongTrySinceritySingJustEvery
I am not much of a researcher as a novelist; I write mainly from experience.
Mohsin Hamid
ExperienceI AmWriteMuchI Write
I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are.
Joy Fielding
WritingWriteFictionKindsBooks
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