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The best marriages, like the best lives, were both happy and unhappy. There was even a kind of necessary tension, a certain tautness between the partners that gave the marriage strength, like the tautness of a full sail. You went forward on it Picture Quote #1

When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn’t surprised. I was better able to handle it Picture Quote #1

We must bear in mind the possibility that the greater opportunities open in the twentieth century to women may be quite withdrawn, and that we may return to stricter regimentation of women Picture Quote #1

Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life’s challenges and learned from them Picture Quote #1

The illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner Picture Quote #1

I went to a women’s college.... it was a little like learning to swim while holding on to the side of the pool; I didn’t learn the arm movements until after I graduated, but by that time I was one hell of a kicker Picture Quote #1

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Over the last twenty years, we’ve changed the world just enough to make it radically different, but not enough to make it work Picture Quote #1

I think I’ve only spent about ten percent of my energies on writing. The other ninety percent went to keeping my head above water Picture Quote #1

At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth Picture Quote #1

Somehow, I went from being too young, to being too old. Somewhere in there I must have been just right Picture Quote #1

Children from ten to twenty don’t want to be understood. Their whole ambition is to feel strange and alien and misinterpreted so that they can live austerely in some stone tower of adolescence, their privacies unviolated Picture Quote #1

I went through the fields, and sat for an hour afraid to pass a cow. The cow looked at me, and I looked at the cow, and whenever I stirred the cow gave over eating Picture Quote #1

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The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age.... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it is the dream, past and present, acknowledged or unacknowledged, of almost every architect Picture Quote #1

The best would be to have friends who came and went away; but if I had to choose between their never coming or never going away, I think I would choose that they do not come Picture Quote #1

At twenty your choices are almost unlimited. At fifty you’re a prisoner of past decisions. At seventy you have no free will left at all Picture Quote #1

I have a theory that I did most of my observing probably before I was twenty, stored it, and am still drawing on it Picture Quote #1

I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it Picture Quote #1

Every person I talk to has a story about how their smoke alarm went off or woke them up with a battery beeping. So you take it off the wall and you take the battery out and say screw this. They hate the products Picture Quote #1

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My rebelliousness went so deep that, faced with a can of asparagus that instructed me to open at this end, I always, stubbornly, opened it at the other Picture Quote #1

To the great pharaohs it mattered a great deal to bury their treasures in the pyramids, which they thought they would bring to the other worlds. But obviously it doesn’t matter to them now. They went, the goods stayed Picture Quote #1

When I breathe down my nose to say how do you do to a horse, it can hear that breath at anything up to twenty yards, for horses have the most acute sense of hearing Picture Quote #1

As you can see, I’m in good health. I have no message; just tell them, please, that I went to my death quietly and in good health Picture Quote #1

You could see the roads crisscrossing over the fields. When cars went by, far away, the beams were so bright they seemed to be ropes of light pulling the cars behind Picture Quote #1

Sexual predators were like cockroaches. For every one you saw, there were twenty more hiding behind the walls Picture Quote #1

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The schools I went to as a kid made me wary. It was clear to me that everything was a lie except math Picture Quote #1

Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties Picture Quote #1

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook Picture Quote #1

I went through about seven years of trying. And through artificial insemination. And through medication. And all of which was unsuccessful Picture Quote #1

I basically went into business for myself. But it never amounted to anything. I learned a lot about editing and dubbing by watching all the professionals do it, but I never got a job out of my imposition Picture Quote #1

I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up Picture Quote #1

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The best marriages, like the best lives, were both happy and unhappy. There was even a kind of necessary tension, a certain tautness between the partners that gave the marriage strength, like the tautness of a full sail. You went forward on it (Went Quotes) When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn’t surprised. I was better able to handle it (Went Quotes) We must bear in mind the possibility that the greater opportunities open in the twentieth century to women may be quite withdrawn, and that we may return to stricter regimentation of women (Went Quotes) Fearlessness at twenty springs from not knowing challenges lie ahead. Fearlessness at fifty comes from having wrestled with life’s challenges and learned from them (Went Quotes) The illusion never really dissipates that you can lose twenty pounds in one night by cutting out dinner (Went Quotes) I went to a women’s college.... it was a little like learning to swim while holding on to the side of the pool; I didn’t learn the arm movements until after I graduated, but by that time I was one hell of a kicker (Went Quotes) Over the last twenty years, we’ve changed the world just enough to make it radically different, but not enough to make it work (Went Quotes) I think I’ve only spent about ten percent of my energies on writing. The other ninety percent went to keeping my head above water (Went Quotes) At any given period in history the ideas of the common mind are found to antedate the facts. The facts of the twentieth century are approached with the ideas, feelings, prejudices of the tenth (Went Quotes) Somehow, I went from being too young, to being too old. Somewhere in there I must have been just right (Went Quotes) Children from ten to twenty don’t want to be understood. Their whole ambition is to feel strange and alien and misinterpreted so that they can live austerely in some stone tower of adolescence, their privacies unviolated (Went Quotes) I went through the fields, and sat for an hour afraid to pass a cow. The cow looked at me, and I looked at the cow, and whenever I stirred the cow gave over eating (Went Quotes) The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age.... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it is the dream, past and present, acknowledged or unacknowledged, of almost every architect (Went Quotes) The best would be to have friends who came and went away; but if I had to choose between their never coming or never going away, I think I would choose that they do not come (Went Quotes) At twenty your choices are almost unlimited. At fifty you’re a prisoner of past decisions. At seventy you have no free will left at all (Went Quotes) I have a theory that I did most of my observing probably before I was twenty, stored it, and am still drawing on it (Went Quotes) I have no doubt that historians will conclude that we of the twentieth century had intelligence enough to create a great civilization but not the moral wisdom to preserve it (Went Quotes) Every person I talk to has a story about how their smoke alarm went off or woke them up with a battery beeping. So you take it off the wall and you take the battery out and say screw this. They hate the products (Went Quotes) My rebelliousness went so deep that, faced with a can of asparagus that instructed me to open at this end, I always, stubbornly, opened it at the other (Went Quotes) To the great pharaohs it mattered a great deal to bury their treasures in the pyramids, which they thought they would bring to the other worlds. But obviously it doesn’t matter to them now. They went, the goods stayed (Went Quotes) When I breathe down my nose to say how do you do to a horse, it can hear that breath at anything up to twenty yards, for horses have the most acute sense of hearing (Went Quotes) As you can see, I’m in good health. I have no message; just tell them, please, that I went to my death quietly and in good health (Went Quotes) You could see the roads crisscrossing over the fields. When cars went by, far away, the beams were so bright they seemed to be ropes of light pulling the cars behind (Went Quotes) Sexual predators were like cockroaches. For every one you saw, there were twenty more hiding behind the walls (Went Quotes) The schools I went to as a kid made me wary. It was clear to me that everything was a lie except math (Went Quotes) Most people never believed in the real possibility of going to the moon, and neither did I until I was in my twenties (Went Quotes) Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook (Went Quotes) I went through about seven years of trying. And through artificial insemination. And through medication. And all of which was unsuccessful (Went Quotes) I basically went into business for myself. But it never amounted to anything. I learned a lot about editing and dubbing by watching all the professionals do it, but I never got a job out of my imposition (Went Quotes) I took desperate measures to lose weight and did terrible things to myself. I went from diet pills to thirty laxatives a day to throwing up (Went Quotes)

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