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Caroline Knapp Quotes

Desires collide; the wish to eat bumping up against the wish to be thin, the desire to indulge conflicting with the injunction to restrain. Small wonder food makes a woman nervous.

Caroline Knapp

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: November 8, 1959 - June 3, 2002

Topics

Food Woman Small Wish Wonder Desire

If you're a comic book fan, you know that any epic book, you would open it up - as a kid, I would just go through and look at who was fighting who. I'd stand there in the store for 15 minutes until the guy told me to buy the book or get out.

Joe Russo

Me Book Stand Fighting You Look

I began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency and that if the cancer was not removed the president himself would be killed by it.

John Dean

Growing President Cancer Presidency

I was with my father at his end, as he was with me at my beginning. In the thirty-three years we shared together, he raised me, taught me, corrected me, comforted me, encouraged me, and supported me in all things.

Meghan McCain

Father Together Beginning Me End He

I owe my whole career as a storyteller to my father. He was an actor/director/producer and teacher.

John Lithgow

Father Teacher Career Whole Owe He

Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Yourself Tolerance Giving You Right

'Conexao,' which means 'connection' in Portuguese, is about exploring the more nuanced highs and lows of romance.

Amber Mark

Connection More Exploring Romance

My goal is just to be real and bring people good music and let them enjoy the music that I bring.

Stefflon Don

Good Music People Enjoy Goal Real

I'm not searching for ways to tell the District of Columbia what to do.

Trey Gowdy

Searching Tell Ways Columbia

Nobody ever built a statue to a committee.

Roger Stone

Nobody Committee Statue Built Ever

Mediocrity is underrated.

Mary-Louise Parker

Mediocrity Underrated

My father would have been impressed by Barack Obama's mind and style and grace of manner, as well as by - I'm certain - his abilities as a writer.

Christopher Buckley

Father Style Mind Grace Well Been

For me, it's about the legacy, being the best fighter and a champion who takes all comers. I'm going to make more money outside the Octagon, after my career, than I make in it. But it's making it difficult for me to achieve my goals when I have unnecessary stumbling blocks like my promoter saying damaging comments about me.

Tyron Woodley

Goals Best Money Me Legacy Champion