#ow

My mom had started to go to work when I was nine or ten, so I was aware of women trying to find their own identities by working. But I was still influenced by men to such an extreme. I wanted to play their games and wanted to compete in their world and be like them. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#compete #extreme #find #games #go

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#desire #figure #help #his #ideals

If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open. ↗

— Navjot Singh Sidhu

#got #heavens #keep #mouth #open

Even if one tree falls down it wouldn't affect the entire forest. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#down #entire #even #falls #forest

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#confidence #democracy #first #gives #happy

Elvis deserves a lot of credit for bringing the blues to middle America, not the Vegas stuff. The early stuff, The Sun records, and the first few RCA records. He was wonderful, he had the power, the drive, and he was so dedicated to his music. ↗

— Peter Tork

#blues #bringing #credit #dedicated #deserves

I am a sepoy and will follow the guidance of my leaders. ↗

— Navjot Singh Sidhu

#follow #guidance #i #i am #leaders

What kind of wife would I be if I left your father simply because he was dead? ↗

— Jess Walter

#death-of-a-loved-one #widowhood #beauty

The gym of life has a free membership. Build powerful life-muscles through family gatherings from hell. Do you really want to be a happy, peaceful blob? ↗

— Jane Siberry

#family #free #gatherings #gym #happy

A sense of humor... is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life. ↗

— Hugh Sidey

#armor #deep #down #good #grasp