Gail Collins Quotes

Some of our national heroines were defined by the fact that they never nested - they were peripatetic crusaders like Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Sojourner Truth, Dorothy Dix.

Gail Collins

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When I was mayor of Tulsa, Tulsa County was in nonattainment of the 1979 ozone NAAQS, so I have seen firsthand the economic impacts associated with the challenges of attainment and the legacy of EPA intervention that continues long after meeting the standard.

Jim Inhofe

ChallengesLegacyLongMeetingSeen

It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.

Jennifer Gilmore

HopeLieJoyPeopleSaySeriously

The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself.

John F. Kerry

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You have different sorts of people in life, so why should it be any different in football?

Andres Iniesta

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We want to christen every city that Kris has played in during his professional career.

Anna Benson

CityCareerProfessionalWantEvery

Life is not so much about beginnings and endings as it is about going on and on and on. It is about muddling through the middle.

Anna Quindlen

LifeThroughBeginningsGoingMiddle

If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead.

Johnny Carson

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The world of 'Terra Nova' as we joined it... there is a certain amount of prosperity there, and in fact I would say that I was a bit surprised when I first got there to see how it had all developed and how sophisticated the colony was - I had envisioned it being a bit more Swiss Family Robinson, but that wasn't my call.

Stephen Lang

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I think that's one of the biggest problems in rock is people thinking too much, putting too much emphasis on getting things perfect or completely sorted out. Sometimes that sound of not having everything sorted out is kind of cool.

Stone Gossard

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Millions upon millions of people came here full of hope and aspiration to this extraordinary land of liberty and opportunity, and helped build the United States. So the Atlantic Ocean was absolutely critical to the story of America.

Simon Winchester

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No, I don't suppose I'm so much a collector sort of person.

Tom Felton

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The technobabble in 'Trek' just got completely out of control.

Ronald D. Moore

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