Gail Anderson-Dargatz Quotes
A Complicated Kindness is just that: funny and strange, spellbinding and heartbreaking, this novel is a complicated kindness from a terrifically talented writer.
Quotes to Explore
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There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.
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Folklore has a moral center to it. Folklore is always, always, always on the side of the underdog, and children have a natural instinct towards justice. They feel indignation at needless cruelty and wistfulness about acts of mercy and kindness.
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The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed.
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You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.
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Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.
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Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
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With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.
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Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it's just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that's the key.
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Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.
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Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.
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An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.
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Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.
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I look back with the greatest pleasure to the kindness and hospitality I met with in Yorkshire, where I spent some of the happiest years of my life.
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The second handers offer substitutes for competence such as love, charm, kindness - easy substitutes - and there is no substitute for creation.
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Kindness can come from someone on Twitter, it can come from someone on the street, it can come from someone at work. Without kindness, I don't know what I would do. The greatest part of life is the simple things.
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Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
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I think people are willing to talk about anything if you come to it with kindness.
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I make mistakes daily, letting generalizations creep into my thoughts and negatively affect my behavior. These mistakes have taught me that the first step to successfully choosing kindness is being more mindful about it, letting go of impatience and intolerance along the way.
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Love and kindness go hand in hand.
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Operation Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasizing reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance. It was cherry-picking intelligence.
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I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
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Why, I wonder, do people who at one time or another have all been young themselves, and who ought therefore to know better, generalize so suavely and so mendaciously about the golden hours of youth-that period of life when every sorrow seems permanent, and every setback insuperable?
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A Complicated Kindness is just that: funny and strange, spellbinding and heartbreaking, this novel is a complicated kindness from a terrifically talented writer.
