Alexandra Petri Although no one explicitly wants a president who could have a reliable fall back career in stand-up comedy, everyone shudders at the thought of a Rutherford B. Hayes or John Kerry. – Alexandra Petri Career Quotes Comedy Quotes Explicitly Quotes Fall Quotes Hayes Quotes John Quotes Kerry Quotes President Quotes Reliable Quotes Rutherford Quotes Shudders Quotes Standup Quotes Bad things happen, and you can only be so prepared. The worst thing that happens to you at college if you fail to get out of bed in time is that you will miss two hours of someone reading scintillating anecdotes about Medieval Ireland. The worst thing that happens to you in life if you fail to get out of bed in time is that you might lose your job as a first responder.
John Abizaid It’s clear to me now that we’ve got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq. – John Abizaid
Pat Connaughton Kids of this day and age know you don’t necessarily have to specialize in one sport no matter how much society and your coaches are pushing you towards that. – Pat Connaughton
Jean-Georges Vongerichten I think, when I was younger, I was cooking to impress. Sometimes the dish would have 15 things on the plate. That’s cooking only for yourself. As you get more mature, you take all the superfluous things away, and you get the essential flavor. Now I cook for people, not for myself. – Jean-Georges Vongerichten
FearThomas Hobbes There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here; because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense. – Thomas Hobbes
Natalie Cole The medication I had to take was a form of chemotherapy. You feel like death every day. No appetite. No energy. But the treatment worked. It cured my liver 80 per cent but compromised my kidneys. – Natalie Cole
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