Nancy Gibbs Quotes

I'm sentimental about many things: the lumpy feel of a baby's unused feet, the metallic smell of the air before the first snow, the last scene in 'It's a Wonderful Life.' But Valentine's Day leaves me cold.

Nancy Gibbs

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LifeSnowValentine's DayDayBaby

Postwar America was a very buttoned-up nation. Radio shows were run by censors, Presidents wore hats, ladies wore girdles. We came straight out of the blue - nobody was expecting anything like Martin and Lewis. A sexy guy and a monkey is how some people saw us.

Jerry Lewis

BluePeopleSexyAmericaNobodyRun

The mercantile business did not suit me.

John James Audubon

BusinessMeSuitDidMercantile

By creating an urgent crisis that can only be solved by those fluent in a language too complex for ordinary people to understand, the Wall Street crowd has turned the vast majority of Americans into non-participants in their own political future.

Matt Taibbi

FuturePeopleLanguagePoliticalOwn

Good writing is good writing, but that doesn't mean you can't orchestrate it or tweak it.

John Travolta

GoodWritingYouMeanGood Writing

History is not just written by the winners; it's written about them.

Steve Rushin

HistoryWinnersJustAboutThem

Many of them have accomplished a lot before they ever get to 'Top Chef' although they're not well known. The show just provides them with a platform. There's just one winner and on some seasons you can get numerous chefs that are really good. Even if they don't win, they're all talented.

Tom Colicchio

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When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.

Roger Federer

LifeGoodGreatMeGood ThingsDone

Mum was an amazing parent and my best pal. The tragedy of it, really, was that she died from breast cancer just as I was becoming a man, aged 17, and we were just starting to speak as adults. She was snatched away, and it felt cruel. She made me laugh.

Robert Webb

BestManAmazingMeSpeakLaugh

I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.

Robert Winston

WorkHumbleMistakesSocietyThink

All I am hoping for is to be able to work - I think my best work is still ahead of me - I think all that I have been through in the last several years have only made me a better, more interesting actor.

Mickey Rourke

WorkBestI AmMeThinkBetter

I do like reality TV like 'The Voice.' I enjoyed working there every single day. It was amazing.

Monica

DayAmazingVoiceRealitySingleTV

A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem.

Christina Romer

ThinkProblemSayWayNeedEconomy

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