Helen Garner Quotes

We were in a great, seething moment in the 1970s. There was a new Labour government and everything seemed full of hope... But, as we got older and we saw how much women's behaviour contributed to what was wrong, we stopped being able to see ourselves purely as.

Helen Garner

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WomenHopeGreatMomentGovernment

I always see Beethoven as having been influenced by Haydn. Yet he started a revolution - not just to be different, but also because he lived in a revolutionary era.

Andris Nelsons

RevolutionBe DifferentAlwaysSee

The victim mentality may be the last uncomplicated thing about life in America.

Anna Quindlen

LifeAmericaVictimMayMentality

I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.

Ang Lee

GreatObstaclesThinkRomanceNeeds

I try to please everyone.

Ang Lee

Please EveryoneTryEveryonePlease

It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks.

John Yoo

FutureGovernmentMistakeProblem

You simply cannot do a sitcom by committee. It will not work. You've got to have one or two clean, creative voices in charge, and there's got to be some faith by the studio and network in those people to make the right choices.

Amy Sherman-Palladino

WorkFaithCreativePeopleChoices

I always wanted to do theatre but never really took it up, as I was more inclined towards dance and films.

Amruta Khanvilkar

DanceTheatreMoreNeverAlwaysUp

Though it seems curious, I do not remember ever asking for anything but what I got it. And I always received it as an answer to my prayers.

Sojourner Truth

CuriousRememberAnythingGotAsking

I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.

Steven Spielberg

SmileGoodTimePeopleWorldLaugh

In America today, unfortunately, the right wing has been totally commandeered by the Tea Party, and it's a bad thing for our party.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

TodayTeaAmericaBadPartyRight

Comfortably middle-class, I had shopped for years at the likes of Saks outlet Off Fifth, Banana Republic, and Zara. My mom raised me to believe clothes should be comfortable and practical, not frivolous.

Christina Binkley

MeMomBelieveClothesComfortable

I try to hit all the places Guy Fieri visits in every city I go to. It's, like, something a 60-year-old would do.

Brian Posehn

CityGoPlacesTryGuySomething

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