Caitlin Doughty Quotes

In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn't settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial.

Caitlin Doughty

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AmericaBodySettleOverDenial

Roy, the guy I play in 'The Grifters,' is a guy who had a very bleak life. His mother had him at 13, and then when she was 17 or 18 and he was 4 or 5, they were trapped in a small Texas town somewhere, and she was ready to do anything to get out.

John Cusack

LifeMotherSmallTexasReadyPlay

I think a lot of nice things happen when you're driving, or when you're on a plane, or whatever. There's a certain freedom that comes along with motion.

Andrew Dost

FreedomThinkDrivingYouNice

There is a beauty and a special quality in being what I am. I know it, and I've learned how to use it.

Mauro Ranallo

BeautyQualityI AmKnowSpecialAm

I'm drawn to the way Havaianas capture playfulness and light-heartedness in their products - there is clearly an element of fun.

Matthew Williamson

FunWayCaptureClearlyProducts

India needs jobs, Germany needs people, and collaboration is crucial to meet the demographic needs of both countries.

Angela Merkel

PeopleCollaborationIndiaMeetBoth

Art doesn't spring from the muses alone, but from hard work.

Tom Rachman

WorkHard WorkAloneArtSpring

Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more.

Robin Marantz Henig

ExerciseLoseWayMoreReasonEat

Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go all the way.'

Michael N. Castle

ChanceFamousSecond ChanceYouSaid

I was in really good shape after I finished this movie, 'End of Watch.'

Michael Pena

GoodEndShapeWatchMovieFinished

For me, music and life are all about style.

Miles Davis

LifeMusicStyleMeAbout

When an author creates a town in her novels, she spends a great deal of time visualizing the streets and buildings, landmarks and topography. And while the town becomes real in her imagination, it's rare for an author to see the place she's created actually spring to life.

Lori Wilde

LifeGreatTimeImaginationSpring

I teach a course called 'Committed Impulse,' and part of the work I do is to get people outside of their heads.

Josh Pais

WorkPeopleTeachOutsideGetPart

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