#cause

Most of us don't live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#expression #fragmented #lend #live #lives

We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States. ↗

— Paul Wolfowitz

#because #both #democracy #did #go

The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#because #comes #ever #glamorous #hard

But I just love that music scene so much, and I enjoy really being around those artists and watching them even more than I do performing, because they are a whole group of people that do it because they love music. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#artists #because #being #enjoy #even

I don't sing country music because I'm not capable of singing other kinds of music; I sing it because I think it's the most beautiful kind of music there is. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#because #capable #country #country music #i

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#love #shy #yes #you

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#because #galleries #had #i #leave

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#charming #dominating #generous #i #me

Right now, writing for me is most rewarding because I'm old enough now to have something to say, which probably wasn't always the case. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#because #case #enough #i #me

Robert Altman's 'Nashville' is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#also #altman #bases #because #covers