Andrew Solomon Quotes
What has become clear to me is that it is not the inherent nature of being gay that causes such a reduced life; it is, rather, the social circumstances around being gay: the perceptions of it and the cultural norms that it is said to violate. As some of those norms have changed, I have been able to be gay, to have a marriage, to have a family, and to have - if there is wood to knock on - a fortunate and happy life.Andrew Solomon
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
Barry Bonds -
The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
Federica Montseny -
I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.
E. L. Doctorow -
I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.
Octavia Spencer -
In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
Barry Ritholtz -
Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
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Among irrational animals the love of the offspring and of the parents for each other is extraordinary because God, who created them, compensated for the deficiency of reason by the superiority of their senses.
Saint Basil -
I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.
Nat Wolff -
No ideas and the ability to express them - that's a journalist.
Karl Kraus -
I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
Lance Ito -
I wanted to be a Teacher with a big T: teach the whole planet. It led me into writing and speaking to large groups.
Jack Canfield -
I want every episode to feel like we still haven't done this right yet.
Vincent D'Onofrio
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To think that guys who grew up in the '60s would make a miniseries supporting the idea that Oswald acted alone is something I certainly wouldn't have predicted. But time and evidence can change the way we view things.
Gary Goetzman -
I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
Florynce Kennedy -
I am not so secretly a comedian. I write a lot of my own material if you've seen videos I've done. I write jokes.
Laura Benanti -
My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
Daniel Bruhl -
By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe.
Natan Sharansky -
My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.
Carl Hiaasen
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I've always been a family man and count myself as one of those who are lucky to have the comfort of a family.
James Nesbitt -
The Loro Piana man is a very active one: he works hard, and when he has time off, being close to nature is important to him.
Pier Luigi Loro Piana -
Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed.
Patrick Macnee -
I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.
Bonnie Bassler -
I guess there's this mind shift that happens once you're on stage. I don't know, chemicals, something happens and you just... I just become completely in control of where I am. And it's all about trusting the people that you're on the stage with, listening... and it just falls into place really easily.
Deborah Mailman -
What has become clear to me is that it is not the inherent nature of being gay that causes such a reduced life; it is, rather, the social circumstances around being gay: the perceptions of it and the cultural norms that it is said to violate. As some of those norms have changed, I have been able to be gay, to have a marriage, to have a family, and to have - if there is wood to knock on - a fortunate and happy life.
Andrew Solomon