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Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
'TIME's spell-check always admonishes me whenever I compose a sentence in the passive voice, a warning that is often ignored by me.
Having the responsibilities of family life forced me to drown out office politics and focus on delivering my best at home and work.
Our greatest problems in life come not so much from the situations we confront as from our doubts about our ability to handle them.
Youth should be radical. Youth should demand change in the world. Youth should not accept the old order if the world is to move on.
The first time I watched 'The Magnificent Seven' on TV on a Sunday afternoon, I knew it was going to be a different kind of western.
Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes.
I was always sort of a loner, I suppose. I always had to think out everything for myself... I suppose that is what you call a loner.
Gashed with honourable scars,Low in Glory's lap they lie;Though they fell, they fell like stars,Streaming splendour through the sky.
Love comes quietly... but you know when it is there because suddenly... you are not alone anymore... and there is no sadness in you.
Tom Ford once told me that he found French women sexier than American ones. He said, 'Americans are too clean...' I took no offense.
. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do want to do.
I always try to find the truth in a situation. That unvarnished, pure nugget of truth at the core of every issue that I write about.
Mrs Thicknesse and I agreed that a business of his own was probably the only solution for him because he was obviously unemployable.
When I started at NBC, I'm quite sure there wasn't a plan or initiative that we need to make sure the girls are anchoring the shows.
I don't have problems with my weight, I don't change weight but I think when you're gaining in age your position has to be beautiful.
Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them.
Science fiction is the characteristic literary genre of the century. It is the genre that stands in opposition to literary modernism.
We can find reasons to dislike anyone. But it's what you focus on and appreciate in a person that cultivates a positive relationship.
There is, of course, nothing wrong in a program that aims to please everybody, except that as a rule it is a prelude to dictatorship.
Tom Ford once told me that he found French women sexier than American ones. He said: Americans are too clean . . . I took no offense.
And yet, those who speak loudly and call anyone who disagrees with them a wimp often do a disservice to the cause they are promoting.
That should be our test regarding immigrants. Those who come to America to tear it down or live off of others should not be welcomed.
Most of the money I make now comes from investments from CrunchFund. And the vast majority of that is what's called carried interest.
In many ways, I don't think journalism is any different from banking. And I don't think that banking is any different from parenting.
You cannot change who you are, so don't punish yourself for your shortcomings. Know who you are, give it your best, and celebrate it.
We say that money talks, but it speaks a broken, poverty-stricken language. Hearts talk better, clearer, and with wider intelligence.
'The Federalist' is a small staff, and our close-knit family of senior contributors outwork our competition because of that closeness.
The danger from computers is not that they will eventually get as smart as men, but that we will meanwhile agree to meet them halfway.
Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
The darkest day in a man's career is that wherein he fancies there is some easier way of getting a dollar than by squarely earning it.
We do not increase compassion by expanding it to cover anything. Instead, we kill a good word by making it mean too much, and nothing.
The case against Jeff Sessions was threadbare three decades ago. It's based on hearsay and innuendo and a joke he made about the Klan.
I worked in finance for 14 years, and I loved it. But after the financial industry, I thought a lot about, 'Do I love what I'm doing?'
I don't think there's anyone who is saying a life of a child in Idaho or Iowa means less than someone on the other side of the border.
When a woman stands up and is strong and commanding, she's called bossy. When a man does the same thing, people say, 'They're strong.'
Republicans have to be relieved. Given all the bad news this White House has faced, at least the president's hemorrhaging has stopped.
If your team is good, you watch all the games - but if they're no fun to watch? You have a plethora of options. Just switch to Netflix.
Privatization of assets that most of us consider public goods - like airports and highways - has a long, often-uncontroversial history.
The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.
Whenever there is news of a terrible shooting, I wonder why America has so miserably failed to enact even common-sense gun legislation.
Singularity is the point at which "all the change in the last million years will be superseded by the change in the next five minutes."
Journalists hold themselves apart, and above, the common person. They have rules designed to ensure their objectivity and impartiality.
You may debate whether the Disney heroines fit the feminist standard, but they don't live in a democracy. Remember, they're princesses.
People confuse integrity with the idea of a high moral standing. I think integrity is saying you're going to do something and doing it.
Take the reins of your life in your hands every day. Get up and put a smile on your face, and feel grateful for this gift in your life.
Don't identify yourself with labels and brands and have to buy every cute thing you see. Invest in the things that will grow in equity.
If I had ever really 'faced the facts' about myself, I never would have reached for even a zillionth of what I've managed to accomplish.
This is a great shame, but of course there have to be some things in life that not everybody can have, and great perfume is one of them.
This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.