"I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into her girdle - a piece of equipment so rigid it could stand up on its own - and I remember her coming home from fancy parties and racing upstairs to extricate herself from its cruel iron grip."

-- Susan Orlean

#Mother Quotes #Party Quotes #Kids Quotes

“A note of caution: We can never achieve goals that envy sets for us. Looking at your friends and wishing you had what they had is a waste of precious energy. Because we are all unique, what makes another happy may do the opposite for you. That's why advice is nice but often disappointing when heeded.”
“The most important part of any relationship is allowing others to choose their own response to a situation, and of course this is the most difficult part.”
“I think it's great when writers get recognition; it doesn't happen very often. I just don't want that writer to be me. Let it be Aaron Sorkin or, you know, somebody good.”
“If you are making smart decisions and doing the right things in the correct order and dedicating yourself to something, the success is inevitable.”
“I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.”
“Donâ€™t go where it is all fine music and grand talk and beautiful architecture; those things will neither fill anybodyâ€™s stomach, nor feed his soul. Go where the gospel is preached, the gospel that really feeds your soul, and go often.”
“Being on a movie set is like one long financial crisis.”
“One of the most important rules of personal effectiveness is the 10/90 rule.”

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