"Before I was married, I didn't consider my failure to manage even basic hand tools a feminist inadequacy. I thought it had more to do with being Jewish. The Jews I knew growing up didn't do 'do-it-yourself.' When my father needed to hammer something he generally used his shoe, and the only real tool he owned was a pair of needle-nose pliers."

-- Ayelet Waldman

#Growing Up Quotes #Father Quotes #Real Quotes

“My principal once told me that I was a penny waiting for change. But I suspect that I irritated him probably because I was making more money than he was.”
“The thing about mountains is that you have to keep on climbing them, and that it's always hard, but there's a view from top every time when you finally get there.”

Source : Nancy Garden (2017). “Annie on My Mind”, p.36, Open Road Media
“I would replace the quality of sincerity with honesty, since one can hold a conviction sincerely without examining it, while honesty would require that one subject one's convictions to frequent scrutiny.”

Source : Christopher Phillips (2002). “Socrates Café: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy”, p.19, James Clarke & Co.
“I want to be president because I have the sensitivity, as a woman, to listen. I'm a different candidate... different because I don't belong to powerful, privileged groups, because I'm honest.”
“Now that I'm 91, as opposed to being 90, I'm much wiser. I'm much more aware and I'm much sexier.”
“There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice. Each to a certain extent supposes the other. Theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory.”
“I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.”

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