One thing I have learned from Johnny Faulk, Texas, and life, is that since you don’t always win, you got to learn to enjoy just fightin’ the good fight. Molly Ivins Read Quote
I had been terrified of Halloween my entire adult life. Loved it as a kid, but the minute I got out of college, there were little kids at my door demanding candy, which, No. 1, I couldn’t afford, and, No. 2, if I had candy, it would be mine. Jen Lancaster Read Quote
Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle – that of obedience to their superiors. Wendell Phillips Read Quote
When people say, ‘If you could do anything else, what would you do?’ I would be an actress. That’s something that I would do – I can’t see myself doing anything else. Imani Hakim Read Quote
I talk to trees and animals. We have interesting conversations about food, weather, and love. They sometimes can predict the future. Shan Sa Read Quote
Happiness quantification sounds a bit wishy-washy, sure, and through a series of carefully administered surveys across the globe, economists and psychologists have certainly confronted a fair number of sticky issues around how to measure, and even define, happiness. Adam Davidson Read Quote
Throughout my 20s and early 30s, I had jobs that I loved. I worked in city government. I ran a youth organization. I served as an associate dean at a university. And I couldn’t imagine how a baby would fit into all of that. Michelle Obama Read Quote
I think it’s good if areas get upgraded and gentrified, as long as the people who always lived there can stay. But they get pushed out to some place. Zaha Hadid Read Quote
I met Sue Perkins at the Footlights, where she brought the house down at the auditions. Mel Giedroyc Read Quote
