Ina May Gaskin Quotes

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

Ina May Gaskin

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PeopleMeBraveLearnPushMad

A poor person in my community doesn't see a person driving a Tesla and say, 'That benefits me.'

Jimmy Gomez

CommunityMeDrivingPersonSaySee

The Karen Ann Quinlan case is where the right to life and the right to die got bound together, and I don't think they've ever gotten untangled.

Jill Lepore

LifeTogetherThinkDieRightWhere

Believe me, nobody likes to loaf more than me.

John Goodman

MeBelieveNobodyMoreLikesThan

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

Andrew J. Bernstein

ChangeStressYourselfBetterLearn

I eat in a strange way, but I enjoy it. Everything became well when I finally understood that I enjoy being hungry. Normally, I only eat in the evening.

Amelie Nothomb

EveningEnjoyStrangeWayEatWell

That's one of the great lies of intimacy, to pretend you know everything - you cannot. No matter how close you've been, over however many years, there remain secrets. I think we all know that - that you don't tell everybody everything.

Siri Hustvedt

GreatThinkYouSecretsKnowMatter

I don't cause riots, but I do cause confusion. People freeze when they spot me.

Tom Hanks

PeopleMeConfusionFreezeCause

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Robert A. Heinlein

PowerStupidityUnderestimateNever

But I work harder now because I have so much more exposure. And actually the harder you work as a writer, the better you get at it. It's like anything else. It's a muscle you have to exercise. I write more now than ever.

Ron White

WorkBetterExerciseYouNowMuscle

I'm not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10.

Miguel Ferrer

CharacterPeopleIceIce CreamKind

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

Monica Bellucci

BeautifulDeepFindPlayNowMovies

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

Donovan Bailey

CriticismYouPraiseOpen

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