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Shana Alexander Quotes

Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around. Such a topsy-turvy situation has come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, we are an immigrant society, and for immigrants the only hope is in the kids Picture Quote #1

As a general rule, fans and idols should always be kept at arm’s length, the length of the arm to be proportionate to the degree of sheer idolatry involved. Don’t take a Beatle to lunch. Don’t wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt Picture Quote #1

Roughly speaking, the President of the United States knows what his job is. Constitution and custom spell it out, for him as well as for us. His wife has no such luck. The First Lady has no rules; rather each new woman must make her own Picture Quote #1

Until quite recently dance in America was the ragged Cinderella of the arts Picture Quote #1

The graceful Georgian streets and squares, a series of steel engravings under a wet sky Picture Quote #1

Good drama should sandpaper the mind Picture Quote #1

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The price of shallow sex may be a corresponding loss of capacity for deep love Picture Quote #1

Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell Picture Quote #1

We strain to renew our capacity for wonder, to shock ourselves into astonishment once again Picture Quote #1

Tourists moved over the piazza like drugged insects on a painted plate Picture Quote #1

Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope Picture Quote #1

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous Picture Quote #1

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The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind’s eye Picture Quote #1

When two people marry they become in the eyes of the law one person, and that one person is the husband Picture Quote #1

Evolution is fascinating to watch. To me it is the most interesting when one can observe the evolution of a single man Picture Quote #1

The difficulty with becoming a patient is that as soon as you get horizontal, part of your being yearns, not for a doctor, but for a medicine man Picture Quote #1

The law changes and flows like water, and... the stream of women’s rights law has become a sudden rushing torrent Picture Quote #1

When the prima ballerina found ground glass in her toe slipper... Every other dancer in the company was equally suspect Picture Quote #1

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Though a plane is not the ideal place really to think, to reassess or reevaluate things, it is a great place to have the illusion of doing so, and often the illusion will suffice Picture Quote #1

The mark of a true crush... is that you fall in love first and grope for reasons afterward Picture Quote #1

This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity for wonder to shock ourselves into astonishment once again Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe man is a woman’s natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is Picture Quote #1

What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too Picture Quote #1

We are on a sexual binge in this country.... One consequence of this binge is that while people now get into bed more readily and a lot more naturally than they once did, what happens there often seems less important Picture Quote #1

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The metabolism of a consumer society requires it continually to eat and excrete, every day throwing itself away in plastic bags Picture Quote #1

Californians tend to be outspoken. When the great migration began, the more timid people must have stayed home, and the bolder ones headed west Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe man is woman’s natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is Picture Quote #1

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Ours is the first society in history in which parents expect to learn from their children, rather than the other way around. Such a topsy-turvy situation has come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, we are an immigrant society, and for immigrants the only hope is in the kids (Shana Alexander Quotes) As a general rule, fans and idols should always be kept at arm’s length, the length of the arm to be proportionate to the degree of sheer idolatry involved. Don’t take a Beatle to lunch. Don’t wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt (Shana Alexander Quotes) Roughly speaking, the President of the United States knows what his job is. Constitution and custom spell it out, for him as well as for us. His wife has no such luck. The First Lady has no rules; rather each new woman must make her own (Shana Alexander Quotes) Until quite recently dance in America was the ragged Cinderella of the arts (Shana Alexander Quotes) The graceful Georgian streets and squares, a series of steel engravings under a wet sky (Shana Alexander Quotes) Good drama should sandpaper the mind (Shana Alexander Quotes) The price of shallow sex may be a corresponding loss of capacity for deep love (Shana Alexander Quotes) Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell (Shana Alexander Quotes) We strain to renew our capacity for wonder, to shock ourselves into astonishment once again (Shana Alexander Quotes) Tourists moved over the piazza like drugged insects on a painted plate (Shana Alexander Quotes) Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope (Shana Alexander Quotes) The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous (Shana Alexander Quotes) The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind’s eye (Shana Alexander Quotes) When two people marry they become in the eyes of the law one person, and that one person is the husband (Shana Alexander Quotes) Evolution is fascinating to watch. To me it is the most interesting when one can observe the evolution of a single man (Shana Alexander Quotes) The difficulty with becoming a patient is that as soon as you get horizontal, part of your being yearns, not for a doctor, but for a medicine man (Shana Alexander Quotes) The law changes and flows like water, and... the stream of women’s rights law has become a sudden rushing torrent (Shana Alexander Quotes) When the prima ballerina found ground glass in her toe slipper... Every other dancer in the company was equally suspect (Shana Alexander Quotes) Though a plane is not the ideal place really to think, to reassess or reevaluate things, it is a great place to have the illusion of doing so, and often the illusion will suffice (Shana Alexander Quotes) The mark of a true crush... is that you fall in love first and grope for reasons afterward (Shana Alexander Quotes) This is what holidays, travels, vacations are about. It is not really rest or even leisure we chase. We strain to renew our capacity for wonder to shock ourselves into astonishment once again (Shana Alexander Quotes) I don’t believe man is a woman’s natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is (Shana Alexander Quotes) What troubles me is not that movie stars run for office, but that they find it easy to get elected. It should be difficult. It should be difficult for millionaires, too (Shana Alexander Quotes) We are on a sexual binge in this country.... One consequence of this binge is that while people now get into bed more readily and a lot more naturally than they once did, what happens there often seems less important (Shana Alexander Quotes) The metabolism of a consumer society requires it continually to eat and excrete, every day throwing itself away in plastic bags (Shana Alexander Quotes) Californians tend to be outspoken. When the great migration began, the more timid people must have stayed home, and the bolder ones headed west (Shana Alexander Quotes) I don’t believe man is woman’s natural enemy. Perhaps his lawyer is (Shana Alexander Quotes)