Naomi Benaron Quotes

I was brought up in the shadow of the Holocaust. My mother lost most of her family, and I didn't realize how much the guilt of survivorship weighed on her until I was an adult.

Naomi Benaron

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FamilyMotherShadowGuiltHolocaust

By the time I sit down ready to write, I've done a lot of longhand and a lot of note collecting along the way.

Jill McCorkle

TimeDownReadyDoneWayWrite

If the national government doesn't fix your problem, you've got a problem. You've got to fix it yourself. That's just part of the American way.

Tony La Russa

YourselfGovernmentAmericanProblem

From the moment he took office in January of 1961, Kennedy had been eager to settle the Cuban problem without overt military action by the United States.

Robert Dallek

JanuaryMomentActionProblemSettle

The press attack people to sell more papers without thinking, but when you get famous you have to put up with this kind of stuff.

Roberto Cavalli

PeopleThinkingFamousYouKindUp

I had a basic plan for my life. The plan was - 20s: make money; 30s: have family; and 40s: run for something and do politics. When I retired, I wanted to be a teacher.

Michael Seibel

LifeFamilyTeacherMoneyPolitics

Societies are not sustainable without institutions.

Mo Ibrahim

WithoutSustainableInstitutions

My heart aches watching Donald Trump... pouring his heart out... How can anyone doubt his sincerity?

Jon Voight

HeartDoubtDonald TrumpWatching

Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.

Brooke Shields

PeopleControlAbortionWrongNever

A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca

GoodActionTreasureLostNeverUp

Being cool is not exactly at the top of my list.

Timothy Busfield

CoolTopBeingListExactly

Luckily, I had a long career and made good money.

Tim Duncan

GoodMoneyLongCareerMadeHad

Immigrants have been coming to our shores for generations to live the dream that is America. They wanted better for their children than for themselves. That remains the dream of all of us, and in this country, we have seen time and again that that dream is achievable.

Nikki Haley

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