#minnesota

Judy Garland's father was gay. That seems to be the consensus. They left Minnesota and went to California because he got caught with some boy backstage. ↗

— Judy Davis

#because #boy #california #caught #consensus

Two years later, I went to the University of Minnesota from which I was on leave for several years during the war as a member of Statistical Research Group at Columbia University. ↗

— George Stigler

#columbia university #during #group #i #later

I'm from Minnesota. I'm optimistic. I mean, that's just who I am. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#i #i am #just #mean #minnesota

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#door #felt #growing #growing up #i

If you go to Minnesota in January, you should know that it's gonna be cold. You don't panic when the thermometer falls below zero. ↗

— Peter Lynch

#cold #falls #go #gonna #january

When I was three years old I was taken with my family to a little town in Western Minnesota, where I lived a more or less vapid and ordinary life until I was ten. ↗

— Mary MacLane

#i #less #life #little #little town

American families, families back home in Minnesota, know only too well that out-of-pocket expenses for health care have been rising at an astonishing rate. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#american families #astonishing #back #been #care

My fellow Minnesotans join me in mourning the loss of America's 40th President and celebrating the life of a man who personified both the greatness and goodness of America. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#both #celebrating #fellow #goodness #greatness

A recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota concluded that meth was involved in as many as 81 percent of child protection cases in the state. ↗

— Mark Kennedy

#child #concluded #conducted #involved #many

Two- to four-finger waves are commonly used between fast-moving vehicles, but the nicely executed single-finger wave is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. To me, it perfectly sums up the Minnesota character that I love so much. The finger wave from the steering wheel: when you get it right, you'll know you've arrived and you don't ever have to leave again if you don't want to. ↗

— Howard Mohr

#minnesota #regional #beauty