Jackie Fuchs I am tired of the dumbing-down of American politics and the trend of voting without thinking. – Jackie Fuchs American Quotes Dumbingdown Quotes Politics Quotes Thinking Quotes Tired Quotes Trend Quotes Voting Quotes Not to diminish the value of the heart, but our political body needs a head, too. Being an informed voter means, at the very least, researching recommendations and endorsements from more than one source and reading both the pro and con arguments to decide how credible they are and to examine the merits of the underlying improvement or change being sought. It’s a lot of work, which most voters don’t bother to do.
David Baddiel He’s a very sweary sort of bad tempered curmudgeon of a man. That’s the joy of my dad, that he’s not a conventional nice grandpa, or indeed a conventional nice dad. – David Baddiel
Hope Jahren Like all professors, I also do a lot of extra jobs for which I was never trained, such as advising former students as they navigate the wider world. – Hope Jahren
Dana Goodyear Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city’s there is the airport – its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity. – Dana Goodyear
Sharon Olds The decision for me was whether to have ‘The Father’ be a book that told a story – from the point of view of this speaker, the daughter – without, as in the earlier books, then having a section on something else and a section on something else. – Sharon Olds
Suranne Jones You don’t want to be single forever. But also, once you have your own life, your partner has to be someone very special because life is so busy. If that person isn’t right for you, don’t settle for second best. – Suranne Jones
Declan McKenna I’d like to be able to make something as good as ‘Hunky Dory’ or ‘Young Americans.’ – Declan McKenna
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