Erica Jong Quotes
I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like the banana. But a modest, self-effacing vegetable, questioning, introspective, peeling itself away, or merely radiating halos like ripples.Erica Jong
Quotes to Explore
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
H. P. Lovecraft -
It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
Zora Neale Hurston -
I'm from New York. My grandparents were settlers of Long Island City. When they came here, there was no bridge, and they had to hire a boat across the river. They had a farm, and my grandmother had to go once a week to Manhattan to buy provisions - very primitive.
Iris Apfel -
I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.
Abu Abbas -
Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there.
F. Murray Abraham -
People say they like my fashion-haul videos because it's like you've been shopping with your friends, and you look back over what you have bought.
Zoe Sugg
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There's no question there needs to be higher-paying opportunities for women. It's not that it hasn't existed in certain categories: Certain women have made a lot of money... Jennifer Lawrence... is being paid a lot of money, rightfully so, for the franchises she's in.
Patrick Whitesell -
Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
Ian Fleming -
Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers.
Babasaheb -
This obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision.
Garry Kasparov -
Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. … This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.
Ray Charles -
To make music that means something, you kind of have to drop the cool. You have to be prepared and willing to be uncool.
Ed Kowalczyk
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I've always been a huge fan of Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and George Strait. That's what I grew up on. But I also loved Usher and Justin Timberlake.
Chris Lane -
I think many people can relate to that excruciating pain of love gone wrong. I'd rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.
Christie Brinkley -
I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.
Joan Collins -
If you want ideal health, you need to overcompensate and eat an excellent diet.
Joel Fuhrman -
Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.
Kimbal Musk -
Life grows relative to one’s investment in it.
Marc Benioff
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I think the idea that women have all this wonderful emotion is a myth, as well as the fact that men do not. I mean, people are people. What is happening across the board is that the recognition that emotions, and the spirit and soul play a fundamental part in the art of healing.
Caroline Myss -
There was a time when no difficult subjects were ever aired in the 'Lady', and sadly, life isn't like that.
Rachel Johnson -
Feminism is not about girl power. It is about equal power.
Whitney Wolfe Herd -
When I finally finished writing 'Sisters,' I started getting hired for lots of rewrites.
Paula Pell -
I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like the banana. But a modest, self-effacing vegetable, questioning, introspective, peeling itself away, or merely radiating halos like ripples.
Erica Jong