Caitlin Flanagan Quotes

I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.

Caitlin Flanagan

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InfluenceMy OwnHeightComingOwn

I have been in Congress for more than a half century. I have lived through times of fear and times of hope. Of despair and of achievement. I have seen our government at its best, but today I fear that we see our government at its worst.

Robert Byrd

FearTodayHopeBestAchievement

Pastry chefs are very particular people - we like a controlled environment; we don't like an audience.

Ron Ben-Israel

PeopleEnvironmentAudiencePastry

Religions themselves are... peace-loving. They can also be a constructive force in peace-building, and this also applies to the Middle East.

Martti Ahtisaari

ReligionsForceMiddleMiddle East

When you leave your country, it's hard to leave your family over there. My whole family is in Venezuela.

Miguel Cabrera

FamilyYouCountryHardOverLeave

'Chewing Gum Dreams' should make you look twice at the girl shouting on the bus and not just cuss her off from your life.

Michaela Coel

LifeDreamsGirlYouLookBus

There's an admirable belief about the virtues of meritocracy - that the best ideas prove the best results. It's a wrong and misguided belief by well-intentioned people.

Mitch Kapor

BestPeopleIdeasResultsWrong

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

LL Cool J

MoneyDo The Right ThingGoldSummer

I used to just do movies for alimony purposes, between plays.

Jason Robards

MoviesUsedJustBetweenAlimony

I remember playing at Old Trafford, and the way to the dugout was always nice. It was never like in other stadiums.

Jose Mourinho

RememberNiceWayNeverOldAlways

Napolean is dead - but Beethoven lives.

Bruno Walter

DeadBeethovenLives

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

William James

YouChoiceMakeItself

All I can say to the kids is if you've a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, you're gonna end up alright, because nine times out of 10, they've been through the same thing.

Rex Hunt

LifeFishingEndProblemYouI Can

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