"Beauty, my first girlfriend said to me, is that inner quality often associated with great amounts of leisure time."

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Dorothy Allison

#Girlfriend Quotes #Quality Quotes #Leisure Quotes

“If you look at the history of communication, new technologies like the phone and e-mail didnt just let people do things faster; it fundamentally changed the scope of the kinds of projects people dared to take on.”
“I began dancing when I was 7 years old. I was told that I had the perfect ballet dancers body and had these crazy high arches in my feet that resulted in an amazing point. Ballet was very disciplined and, frankly, a little boring, so I eventually transitioned to gymnastics. I loved that, although I never reached a competitive level.”
“Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.”
“As a writer, all you want to do is write for great actors. That's all.”

Source : "Amy Sherman-Palladino on Bunheads, Gilmore Girls, and not making mediocre TV". Interview with Erik Adams, www.avclub.com. January 14, 2013.
“Schools in which students and teachers relate as partners-where Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication is part of every interaction are communities of learning, rather than top-down, impersonal factories. Young people begin to see school as a safe and exciting place of exploration where they can share feelings and ideas, and where each child is recognized, valued and nurtured.”
“I cannot be grasped in the here and now, For my dwelling place is much among the dead, As the yet unborn, Slightly closer to the heart of creation than usual, But still not close enough.”
“The doll, Dallas. You know, Barbie doll. Jeez, didn't you ever have dollies?" "Dolls are like small dead people. I have enough dead people, thanks.”
“Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.”

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