"Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family"

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Jane Smiley

#Men Quotes #Groups Quotes #Playgrounds Quotes

“Aw, no. Youâ€™re taking us to that vegetarian place, arenâ€™t you? Itâ€™s a coffee place. You canâ€™t just automatically classify anything that isnâ€™t a steak house as vegetarian. Yes, I can. This is America. You said Americans assert their own opinions as if they were facts and dismiss inconvenient facts as mere opinions.”
“Cutting food waste is a delicious way of saving money, helping to feed the world and protect the planet.”

Source : "Explorers. What is your passion?". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“I definitely feel that plot flows from character. I dont believe that you can construct a plot and insert people into it.”
“Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands of another.”
“Good things you have to make happen. Bad things happen all by themselves.”
“Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.”
“I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.”
“Yeah, because I think it's more important just to inspire people to wake up one day and pick up a book and start feeling it out for themselves.”

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