Eileen Pollack Quotes

Judging the political climate in my state by walking around lefty Ann Arbor is like a polar bear judging global warming by staring at the ice cube beneath its feet.

Eileen Pollack

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FeetWalkingPoliticalIceJudging

I'm the eldest of four children: a brother next after me and then two sisters.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

ChildrenBrotherMeTwoNextFour

I am interested in struggle - between our hearts and our head, between principle and desire - and one of those struggles is with mortality; and no one at all is immune to it, which makes it even more interesting to me. Some people fall in love, some don't. Some sky dive, some don't. Everyone who lives, ages.

Amy Bloom

LoveStruggleSkyI AmPeopleMe

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

Roger Kahn

SportsBestGolfTennisPlayed

I didn't have a lot of exposure to films as a kid, and I never went to the cinema. I had a single mom who just planted me in front of the television. But while growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world.

Roger Ross Williams

MeMomGrowing UpWorldCinemaKid

My mom and dad worked very hard to give me the best chance in - not just in golf but in life. You know, I was an only child, you know, my dad worked three jobs at one stage. My mom worked night shifts in a factory.

Rory McIlroy

LifeBestChildMeMomNight

At 13, when I was a runaway, I was taken in by the most amazing drag queens in Portland, Ore. We didn't always know where our next meal was coming from, but there was so much camaraderie and love. Not to mention, those girls could paint a face, and I learned how because of them.

Rose McGowan

LoveAmazingFaceKnowMealPaint

A tax loophole is something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform.

Russell B. Long

YouTaxGuySomethingBenefits

After a solid day of fishing, I'm craving something hearty. That's where a jug of buttermilk comes in. Poaching fish in buttermilk yields the luscious texture and pure flavor, but with a more substantial richness and a poaching liquid you'll want to lap up with a spoon.

Jonathan Miles

DayFishingFishYouWantMore

I wish I was a gorgeous mixologist, but that was not my god-given strength.

Jonathan Van Ness

StrengthWishI WishGorgeous

I think our culture has gotten so skewed. People assume that because you're an actor you want to write a book to exploit your celebrity, but my celebrity is only a byproduct of me making movies. I have no intention of being a celebrity.

Jonah Hill

CulturePeopleMeBookThinkYou

I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I grew up in and loved, we made records a different way - there were record companies, there were stores where you could buy albums.

Don McLean

BusinessMusicLovedYouWayUp

I've discovered, I guess, that it's fun to work.

Doris Duke

WorkFunGuessDiscovered

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