"When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in."

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Source : "What the Tea Party Really Wants". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. September 1, 2010.

Gail Collins

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“It is more difficult, and it calls for higher energies of soul, to live a martyr than to die one.”
“MPU was a great platform for emotional drama and Australian stories.”
“I don't see anything wrong with a neighborhood association wanting to keep their neighborhood a certain way or their apartment complex a certain way. I don't see anything wrong with white kids wanting to go to school with white children, or black kids wanting to go to school with black kids.”
“What I do and what I record only work for the moment.”
“Never let a domestic quarrel ruin a day's writing. If you can't start the day fresh, get rid of your wife.”
“The day I found out, the day I got my mammogram and the doctor told me I had breast cancer, it was mid-November.”
“You can have a knack for dancing, but you still have to practice till your feet are bleeding to be worthy of being in front of an audience.”
“I am so saddened by the loss of our dear friend, Bonnie Franklin. She was just full of light and love. Bonnie will be very much missed by all the people she touched with her love.”

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