Tara Westover Quotes

I was 17 the first time I set foot in a classroom, but 10 years later, I would graduate from Cambridge with a Ph.D. 'Educated' is the story of how I came by my education. It is also the story of how I lost my family.

Tara Westover

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FamilyEducationTimeStoryLost

I started the nuclear medicine laboratory at UW Hospitals in 1959 and trained radiology residents in the field. It was 1965 before they found a trained MD (doctor) to take over my role.

John Cameron

DoctorMedicineOverStartedRole

In my view, Obamacare is the most existential threat to our economy than anything we've ever had since the Great Depression, so I think a little bit of additional deficit is nothing compared to delaying if not repealing Obamacare.

John Fleming

GreatDepressionGreat Depression

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.

Andrew Shue

OpportunitySportsFunWinningDoing

I love to watch good actors who surprise and amuse me.

John Malkovich

LoveGoodMeSurpriseWatchWho

Marriage isn't about a collection of scenes over ten years of two people telling each other that they love each other. It's about commitment.

Jeff Nichols

LoveMarriageCommitmentPeopleOver

The world cannot be governed without juggling.

John Selden

WorldWithoutJugglingCannot

In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-worker's party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are about the dangers of anorexia and the pressures of body image.

Sloane Crosley

WomenNew YorkYouBodyPartyNew

You don't necessarily have to have your movie made to have success.

Travis Beacham

SuccessYouYourMadeMovie

You will not solve global climate change by hitting the delete button.

Tom Brokaw

ChangeYouClimate ChangeWillSolve

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.

Ross MacDonald

SurpriseRunStructureThroughUp

The body cannot lie. You cannot be somebody else onstage, no matter how good of an actor or dancer or singer you are. When you open your arms, move your finger, the audience knows who you are, you know.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

GoodLieYouBodyKnowActor

The Lord has promised great rewards for those who reach out to strengthen their brothers and sisters.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

GreatReachOutLordWhoRewards

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