Gail Collins Quotes
Whenever you bring up women's internal workings, guys want to change the subject. Unless, of course, they're trying to change the laws.
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I've been married over 50 years of my life.
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I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old.
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Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
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I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.
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I always wanted to do things on my own terms, and unfortunately in this industry, that's not something that is easily given. You're at the mercy of other people, but then you still have that drive to continue on. That's an equation for a lot of heartbreak.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care.
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Americans have the right under the Second Amendment to own firearms, and that is not going to change.
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Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.
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Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
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When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don't, it's a distraction.
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Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
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I want to read a lot of comic books. I want to watch movies. I want to rest.
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My grandmother's first husband was a spiritualist medium. What fascinates me about that is the balance between conviction and sincerity and trickery, which is also something that novelists are very familiar with.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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You don't have to find out what someone's mechanical abilities are. All those factors are already a known commodity. I've seen teams win championships and have their entire team quit the next day because they weren't happy.
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While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.
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The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.
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There's depth in my comedy.
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Being asked to memorise a script in one day when you have dyslexia is the same as having a broken foot and being asked to dance. You have to make exceptions for it.
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The fashion industry is no more able to preserve a style that men and women have decided to abandon than to introduce one they do not choose to accept.
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When you are on the floor, there's no better feeling than when your teammates are into the game on the bench and are cheering for you and vice versa. When you come out of the game, you are cheering for those guys that are on the floor.
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Whenever you bring up women's internal workings, guys want to change the subject. Unless, of course, they're trying to change the laws.
