The great myth of our work-intense era is 'quality time.' We believe we can make up for the loss of days or… — Ellen Goodman Attention Copy Share Image
I think that having a job in journalism, despite all of the changes, is still a fantastic way to be - make… — Ellen Goodman Chance Copy Share Image
All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those… — Ellen Goodman Adults Copy Share Image
“..what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales… — Ellen Goodman Family Copy Share Image
We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many… — Ellen Goodman Chemistry Copy Share Image
We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Even if every program were educational and every advertisement bore the seal of approval of the American Dental Association, we would still… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
I rewrite a great deal. I'm always fiddling, always changing something. I'll write a few words - then I'll change them. I… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Everyone who deals with teens seems to agree that the most important and toughest job is staying in connection and conversation ...… — Ellen Goodman Adolescence Copy Share Image
The truth is that we can overhaul our surroundings, renovate our environment, talk a new game, join a new club, far more… — Ellen Goodman Behavior Copy Share Image
There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship… — Ellen Goodman Dreams Copy Share Image
The average parent may, for example, plant an artist or fertilize a ballet dancer and end up with a certified public accountant.… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Today, much of journalism and politics are in a kind of collusion to oversimplify and personalize issues. No room for ambivalence. Plenty… — Ellen Goodman Ambivalence Copy Share Image
It is, I suppose, the business of grandparents to create memories and the relative of memories: traditions. We want to lodge moments,… — Ellen Goodman Business Copy Share Image
Once upon a time we were just plain people. But that was before we began having relationships with mechanical systems. Get involved… — Ellen Goodman Computers Copy Share Image
If there's a single message passed down from each generation of American parents to their children, it is a two-word line: Better… — Ellen Goodman Better yourself Copy Share Image
We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to… — Ellen Goodman Balance Copy Share Image
There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship… — Ellen Goodman Dreams Copy Share Image
My generation is the first in my species to have put fitness next to godliness on the scale of things. Keeping in… — Ellen Goodman Age Copy Share Image
