Elaine Sciolino Quotes

Historically, the French have had a romantic attachment to their bikes. Though the first functioning two-wheeler is thought to have been invented by a German in 1817, it was the French who popularized and marketed the device in the 1860s, giving it the name 'bicycle.'

Elaine Sciolino

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RomanticThoughtNameBicycleGiving

Motherhood has taught me the meaning of living in the moment and being at peace. Children don't think about yesterday, and they don't think about tomorrow. They just exist in the moment.

Jessalyn Gilsig

ChildrenMomentPeaceTomorrowMe

Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again.

Andy Warhol

ThoughtAmericaYouWayNeverSee

I don't use deodorant. If you drink enough water, you shouldn't have to. I think I smell pretty good without it.

Simon Baker

GoodWaterThinkEnoughYouDrink

British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.

Simon Hoggart

CrisisGroupUpsetOutBritishFilm

Hispanics who get on government programs are doing only a little better than they were in the old country.

Roger Ailes

GovernmentBetterDoingCountryOld

If you want to judge the performance of the Egyptian people by the standards of German or Chinese or American culture, then there is no room for judgment.

Mohammed Morsi

CulturePeoplePerformanceJudgeYou

I've always viewed Mitt Romney as a very conservative person.

Jason Chaffetz

PersonConservativeAlwaysVeryMitt

I can't tell anybody else how to run their life or their business, but I really believe I've got a good bead on myself.

Dolly Parton

LifeGoodBusinessMyselfBelieve

The outlook for the Federal budget is bleak.

Doug Elmendorf

BudgetOutlookBleakFederal

I now say that the oldest man living never heard of the president of a great nation to come down to open electioneering for his successor. It is treating the nation as if it was the property of a single individual, and he had the right to bequeath it to whom he pleased - the same as a patch of land for which he had the patent.

Davy Crockett

GreatManDownSayLivingLand

I think for a lot of people, bowling is sort of a joke. But I love it, and it means a lot to me, so any chance to help promote it or celebrate it or not make the hackiest jokes - 'Bowlers are like plumbers and they wear the craziest shirts!' - I'm way into.

Chris Hardwick

LovePeopleMeCelebrateChanceWay

Steve Hackett is a very underrated writer and actually a very good singer.

Chris Squire

GoodSingerUnderratedWriterVery

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